| 5-HIAA | 5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid |
| ACPA | Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| anti-CCP | Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| bDMARDs | Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| Breg | Regulatory B cell |
| BSH | Bile salt hydrolase |
| CA | Cholic acid |
| CCL | CC chemokine ligand |
| CCR | CC chemokine receptor |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CIA | Collagen-induced arthritis |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| csDMARDs | Conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| CXCL | CXC chemokine ligand |
| DAS28 | Disease Activity Score in 28 joints |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DCA | Deoxycholic acid |
| DMARDs | Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| FLS | Fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| FMT | Fecal microbiota transplantation |
| FOXK1 | Forkhead box protein K1 |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead box protein P3 |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| GPBAR1/TGR5 | G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 |
| GPR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| HAQ-DI | Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| H4R | Histamine H4 receptor |
| hs-CRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IAA | Indole-3-acetic acid |
| IAld | Indole-3-aldehyde |
| IDO1 | Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ILC | Innate lymphoid cell |
| IPA | Indole-3-propionic acid |
| ISAPP | International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics |
| LCA | Lithocholic acid |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NFATc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | Rheumatoid factor |
| RORγt | RAR-related orphan receptor gamma t |
| SCFAs | Short-chain fatty acids |
| SIRT5 | Sirtuin 5 |
| SUCNR1 | Succinate receptor 1 |
| TAZ | Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TDO | Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| Tfh | T follicular helper cells |
| Tfh17 | IL-17-producing T follicular helper cells |
| Tfr | T follicular regulatory cells |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| Th1 | Type 1 T helper cells |
| Th17 | Type 17 T helper cells |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine N-oxide |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRAF6 | TNF receptor associated factor 6 |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell |
| tsDMARDs | Targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| UDCA | Ursodeoxycholic acid |
| VAS | Visual Analog Scale |
| VDR | Vitamin D receptor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| YB-1 | Y-box binding protein 1 |
| 7α-HSDH | 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |