| ACPAs | anti-citrullinated protein antibodies |
| CRP C | reactive protein |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| ESR | erytrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FcεRI | Fc epsilon receptor I |
| MC | mast cell |
| MC_TC | mast cell expressing tryptase and chymase |
| MC_T | mast cell expressing tryptase |
| RANK | receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-β |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-β ligand |
| SCF | stem cell factor |
| sDMARDs | synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs |
| TLR | toll-like receptors |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |