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. 2026 Mar 12;16(3):420. doi: 10.3390/biom16030420
Abbreviation Full Name
ABPP Activity-Based Protein Profiling
ACPA Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody
ADAMTS A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs
APC Antigen-Presenting Cell
B cell B Lymphocyte
BAEE Nα-Benzoyl-L-Arginine Ethyl Ester
CD4+ T cell Cluster of Differentiation 4 Positive T Cell
CD40 Cluster of Differentiation 40
CD40L CD40 Ligand
CD44 Cluster of Differentiation 44
CETSA Cellular Thermal Shift Assay
citH3/citH4 Citrullinated Histone H3/Citrullinated Histone H4
CTC Chlortetracycline
DAMPs Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
DARTS Drug Affinity Responsive Target Stability
DC Dendritic Cell
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
ECM Extracellular Matrix
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
FAK Focal Adhesion Kinase
FcγR Fc Gamma Receptor
GA Glycyrrhizic Acid
HMGB1 High Mobility Group Box 1
IC50 Half Maximal Inhibitory Concentration
IFNγ Interferon Gamma
IKK IκB Kinase
IL-1β Interleukin 1 Beta
IL-17 Interleukin 17
IL-21 Interleukin 21
IL-6 Interleukin 6
KD Dissociation Constant
Ki Inhibition Constant
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MD Molecular Dynamics
MMP/MMP-9 Matrix Metalloproteinase/Matrix Metalloproteinase-9
MM-GBSA Molecular Mechanics Generalized Born Surface Area
MPO Myeloperoxidase
MyD88 Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response 88
NET-DNA Neutrophil Extracellular Trap-Derived DNA
NET/NETs Neutrophil Extracellular Trap(s)
NETosis Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
PAD4 Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase 4
p38 p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
PGG Pentagalloylglucose
PQQ Pyrroloquinoline Quinone
RANKL Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Ligand
RSV Resveratrol
Sal A Salvianolic Acid A
SIN Sinomenine
SPR Surface Plasmon Resonance
TLR2 Toll-Like Receptor 2
TLR4 Toll-Like Receptor 4
TLR9 Toll-Like Receptor 9
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
TRAF6 TNF Receptor Associated Factor 6