| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BBD | Box-Behnken design |
| BCS | Biopharmaceutics Classification System |
| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| CYP | Cytochrome P |
| DCF-DA | Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate or 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| DL | Drug loading |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EE | Encapsulation efficiency |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GMS | Glyceryl monostearate |
| GRAS | Generally recognized as safe |
| HRMS | High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| HSA | Human serum albumin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JAKs | Janus kinases |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MSC | Model selection criterion |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| PBS | Phosphate buffer solution |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| PPARs | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| QbD | Quality-by-Design |
| RASFs | Rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RSM | Response Surface Methodology |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SLN | Solid lipid nanoparticle |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |