| ADCC | antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| ADE | antibody-dependent enhancement |
| BCR | B-cell receptor |
| Btk | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase |
| CD16a | CD denomination for FcγRIIIa |
| CD32a | CD denomination for FcγRIIa |
| CD64 | CD denomination for FcγRI |
| CNV | copy number variation |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| Elk-1 | ETS-like gene 1, a transcription factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal regulated kinase |
| FcγR | Fc gamma receptor |
| Fgl2 | fibrinogen-like 2 |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| HIT | heparin-induced thrombocytopenia |
| IC | immune complex |
| IP3 | inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| ITAM | immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif |
| ITIM | immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemotactic protein 1 |
| MEK | mitogen activated protein kinase kinase |
| mIgG2b | mouse immunoglobulin G2 |
| NA1 | neutrophil antigen 1 |
| NA2 | neutrophil antigen 2 |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)-trisphosphate |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLCγ | phospholipase C gamma |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear leukocytes |
| Raf | a serine/threonine protein kinase |
| Ras | a GTPase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SHIP | Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase |
| SHP-2 | SH2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 |
| SLEDAI | systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index |
| SNV | single nucleotide variant |
| Sos | son of sevenless, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor |
| Syk | spleen tyrosine kinase |
| TAK 1 | TGF-beta activated kinase 1 |
| VEGF-A | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Aminoacid Abbreviations | |
| E | glutamic acid |
| F | phenylalanine |
| H | histidine |
| I | isoleucine |
| L | leucine |
| Phe | phenylalanine |
| R | arginine |
| Se | serine |
| T | threonine |