| 7AAD | 7-AminoactinomycinD |
| ACPA | Anti-citrullinated protein antibody |
| CFSE | Carboxyfluorescein diacetate Succinimidyl ester “mixed isomer” |
| MACS | Magneticactivating cells sorting |
| MB | Memory B cells |
| PB | Plasma blast cells |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PC | Plasma B cells |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| RF | Rheumatoid factor |
| Tfh | follicular T helper cells |
| Tph | peripheral T helper cells |