AP1	Activator protein 1
CCR5	CC chemokine receptor 5
BANK1	B cell scaffold protein with ankyrin repeats 1
BLK	B-lymphoid kinase
CRH	Corticotropin-releasing hormone
CRP	C-reactive protein
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ESR	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GCA	Giant cell arteritis
GCs	Glucocorticoids
GPIIIa	platelet glycoprotein IIIa
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor
HLA	Human leukocyte antigen
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
INFG	IFN-γ gene
IL	Interleukin
IL-1Ra	IL-1 receptor antagonist
IRF	IFN regulatory factor
ITGAM	Integrin alpha M
IκBα	Inhibitor kappa B alpha
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAP	Mitogen-activated protein
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MIF	Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MPO	myeloperoxidase
NFκB1	Nuclear factor of κ-light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells 1
PET	positron emission tomography
PMR	Polymyalgia rheumatica
PTPN22	Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor 22
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RANTES	Regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and presumably secreted
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
STAT	Signal transduction-activated transcription factor
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TNFAIP3	AIP3, Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein 3
TRAF	TNF receptor-associated factor
VNTRs	Variable number of tandem-repeats
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor