ACR	American College of Rheumatology
BCL	Binary Base Call
BMI	Body Mass Index
CG	Control Group
CD8+ T cells	Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
DBP	Diastolic Blood Pressure
DEA	Differential Expression Analysis
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EULAR	European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology
EVOO	Extra Virgin Olive Oil
GNU GPL	General Public License
HDAC	Histone deacetylases
HR	Heart Rate
IFN-γ	Interferon Gamma
IRF8	Interferon regulatory factor 8
IG	Intervention Group
kg	Kilograms
LDL-c	Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
log2FC	Log Fold Change
m	meters
MD	Mediterranean Diet
miRNA	Micro ribonucleic acid
microRNA	Micro ribonucleic acid
MUFAs	Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
NGS	Next-Generation Sequencing
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NSAIDs	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
ns	Non-significant
PBMCs	Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
padj	Adjusted p-value
pDCs	Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
punadj	Non-adjusted p-value
QC	Quality Control
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
SBP	Systolic Blood Pressure
SLC15A4	Solute carrier family 15 member 4 human gene
SLE	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
SLEDAI	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index
SLEDAI-2K	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000
SLICC	Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics
TLR7	Toll-like receptor 7
UMIs	Unique Molecular Identifiers