| ADA | Adenosine Deaminase |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| ALP | Alkaline Phosphatase |
| aBMD | areal Bone Mineral Density |
| ARF | Aqueous Residual Fraction |
| BF | Butanolic Fraction |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| Caf | Caffeine |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CE | Crude Extract |
| CGA | Chlorogenic Acid |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| CQA | Caffeoylquinic Acid |
| CV | Cell Viability |
| DAS28 | Disease Activity Score in 28 joints |
| DEGs | Differentially Expressed Genes |
| DEPs | Differentially Expressed Proteins |
| DHCA | Dihydrocaffeic Acid |
| DHFA | Dihydroferulic Acid |
| diCQA | Dicaffeoylquinic Acid |
| DSS | Dextran Sodium Sulfate |
| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| eNOS | Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| FLS | Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte |
| GATA6 | GATA-binding Protein 6 |
| GPx | Glutathione Peroxidase |
| GR | Glutathione Reductase |
| GSH | Reduced Glutathione |
| GSSG | Oxidized Glutathione |
| hUCMSCs | Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| IDO | Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| JAK/STAT | Janus Kinase/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription |
| LDH | Lactate Dehydrogenase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B Cells |
| NLRP3 | Nucleotide-binding Domain, Leucine-rich Repeat-containing Family, Pyrin Domain-containing 3 |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NOx | Nitric Oxide Species |
| NPSH | Non-Protein Thiols |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| p-AKT | Phosphorylated Protein Kinase B |
| PBMCs | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| p-IκB | Phosphorylated Inhibitor of Kappa B |
| PSMB8 | Proteasome Subunit Beta 8 |
| RANKL | Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κB Ligand |
| RA-FLSs | Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| Rut | Rutin |
| sBMD | Surface Bone Mineral Density (cortical) |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| SOD2 | Superoxide Dismutase 2 |
| TAC | Total Antioxidant Capacity |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances |
| Th | T Helper |
| Th17 | T Helper 17 Cells |
| TLR-3 | Toll-Like Receptor 3 |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
| t-BHP | tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide |
| TRAP | Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase |
| vBMD | Volumetric Bone Mineral Density (trabecular) |
| XIST | X-inactive Specific Transcript (long non-coding RNA) |
| YME | Yerba Mate Aqueous Extract |
| YMPE | Yerba Mate Phenolic Extract |