ACPA	anti-citrullinated protein antibody
AIH	Autoimmune hepatitis
ANA	anti-nuclear antibodies
APC	antigen-presenting cells
ASCs	adult stem cells
BAAF	B cell activating factor
CCP	cyclic citrullinated peptides
CD	Crohn’s disease
CI	confidence interval
CKD	chronic kidney disease
Cmri	cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
CRP	C-reactive protein
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
CYC	cyclophosphamide
DAMPs	damage-associated molecular patterns
DAS28-ESR	Disease Activity Score in 28 joints-Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
DEG	differentially expressed gene
EC	endothelial cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
DMARDs	Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EndoMT	endothelial-mesenchymal transition
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESRD	end-stage renal disease
FLS	fibroblast-like synoviocytes
GBD	Global Burden of Disease
GERD	Gastroesophageal reflux disease)
GWAS	Genome-wide association studies
HSCT	hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
HSCs	Hepatic stellate cells
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ILD	Interstitial lung disease
INF	interferon
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HP	fibrosing hypersensitivity pneumonitis
LAMP3	lysosome-associated membrane protein 3
LN	lupus nephritis
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
LSECs	liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MMF	mycophenolate mofetil
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MUC5B	mucin 5B, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming gene
NET	neutrophil extracellular trap
NSIP	nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
PAMPS	pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PAH	Pulmonary arterial hypertension
pDCs	plasmacytoid dendritic cells
PFD	pirfenidone
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RA-ILD	rheumatoid arthritis interstitial lung disease
RF	rheumatoid factor
RTX	Rituximab
SARDs	Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
scRNA-seq	single-cell RNA sequencing
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SSc	Systemic sclerosis
SRC	Scleroderma renal crisis
TCZ	Tocilizumab
Tfh	T follicular helper cells
TGF	transforming growth factor
TIMPs	tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
UC	ulcerative colitis
UIP	usual interstitial pneumonia