BPD-MA	benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring a
Ce6	Chlorin e6
DMARDs	disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
FCA	Freund’s complete adjuvant
FDA	food and drug administration
FLS	fibroblast-like synoviocytes
ICG	indocyanine green
IL-17	interleukin-17
IR	infrared
LiD	light dose
LD50	50% of cell mortality after light activation
LED	light-emitting diode
lpr	lymphoproliferation
MRL	Murphy Roths Large
m-THPC	meso-tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethythiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide
NA	not applicable
ND	not determined
NIR	near infrared
NZW	New Zealand white
PDT	photodynamic therapy
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PFP	perfluoro-n-pentane
PLGA	poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolic acid)
PpIX	protoporphyrin IX
PS	photosensitizer
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
ROS	radical oxygen species
SAA	serum amyloid A
SCID	severe combined immunodeficiency
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
THPC	tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin
TPCC	tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)chlorin
TPPS2a	meso-tetraphenylporphyrin disulfonate with two sulfonate groups on adjacent phenyl rings
TSPP	tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine
WBI	whole body irradiation