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. 2026 Aug 1;15(15):1398. doi: 10.3390/cells15151398
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