ANA |
Anti-nuclear antibodies |
aCL |
Anti-cardiolipin antibody |
ANuA |
Anti-nucleosome antibodies |
anti-dsDNA |
Anti-double-stranded DNA antibody |
anti-C1q |
Anti-C1q antibody |
anti-Jo-1 |
Anti-histidyl-tRNA synthetase |
anti-Ku |
Antibodies to Ku protein |
anti-La |
Anti-La/SSB antibody |
anti-PCNA |
Anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
anti-PM-Scl |
Anti-polymyositis/scleroderma antibodies |
aPLA |
Antiphospholipid antibodies |
APS |
Antiphospholipid syndrome |
anti-RBP |
Anti-RNA binding protein |
anti-RNP |
Anti-ribonucleoprotein |
anti-Ro, |
Anti-Ro/SSA antibody |
anti-Sm |
Anti-Smith antibody |
anti-SSA |
Anti-Sjogren’s syndrome A |
anti-SSB |
Anti-Sjogren’s syndrome B |
BAFF |
B cell-activating factor |
BILAG |
British Isles Lupus Assessment Group |
CD |
Cluster of differentiation |
CLASI |
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index |
CTLA-4 |
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
ELISA |
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays |
ENA |
Extractable nuclear antigen |
HR |
Hazard ratio |
ICOS |
Inducible T cell costimulator |
IFN |
Type I interferon |
IFNAR |
Interferon-alpha receptor |
IIFA |
Indirect immunofluorescence assay |
IL-21 |
Interleukin-21 |
JAKs |
Janus kinases |
LLADAS |
Lupus low disease activity state |
MMF |
Mycophenolate mofetil |
NET |
Neutrophil extracellular trap |
pDCs |
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells |
SELENA-SLEDAI |
Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index |
SLE |
Systemic lupus erythematosus |
STAT |
Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
TLR |
Toll-like receptors |