| AS | Ankylosing Spondylitis |
| AUC | Area Under the-Curve |
| BALB/c | Bagg Albino Laboratory-Bred Strain c (Th2-prone mouse strain) |
| BMP | Bone Morphogenetic Protein |
| C57BL/6J | Inbred C57 Black 6J Mouse Strain (Th1-prone) |
| CFA/IFA | Complete/Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| CXCL1/Gro-α | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) Ligand 1/Growth-Regulated Oncogene Alpha |
| DKK-1 | Dickkopf-related Protein 1 |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| ERAP1/2 | Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase 1 and 2 |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| FDR | False Discovery Rate |
| GEE | Generalized Estimating Equation |
| HLA-B27 | Human Leukocyte Antigen B27 |
| HR-pQCT | High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography |
| IFA | Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant |
| IFNγ | Interferon Gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-23R | Interleukin-23 Receptor |
| IP-10 | Interferon Gamma-Induced Protein 10 (CXCL10) |
| KO | Knockout |
| MCP-1/3 | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1 and 3 |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| MIP-1α/β/2 | Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1 alpha, 1 beta, and 2 |
| MΦ | Macrophage |
| NK | Natural Killer (cell) |
| pg/mL | Picogram per Milliliter |
| pQCT | Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography |
| RANTES | Regulated upon Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted (CCL5) |
| RORγt | Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor Gamma t |
| SEM | Standard Error of the Mean |
| SpA | Spondyloarthritis |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| Th1/Th2/Th17 | T-helper Cell Type 1, 2, and 17 |
| TLR | Toll-like Receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha |
| UPR | Unfolded Protein Response |
| WT | Wild-Type |
| Wnt3a | Wingless-Type MMTV Integration Site Family Member 3A |