| ADMTS | a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs |
| AP−1 | activator protein1 |
| Btk | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase |
| CCL20 | chemokine C-C motif ligand 20 |
| CREB | cyclic adenosine monophosphate-response element-binding protein |
| CTLA4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| DAMP | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DAP12 | DNAX-activating protein of 12 |
| DDS | drug delivery system |
| DMARDs | disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| FcRγ | Fc receptor common gamma subunit |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| Hes1 | hairy and enhancer of split 1 |
| HIF-2α | hypoxia inducible factor -2α |
| ITAM | immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif |
| JAK | janus kinase |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MTX | methotrexate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NFATc1 | nuclear factor of activated T-cell c1 |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NSAIDs | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| OSCAR | osteoclast associated receptor |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| PIR-A | paired immunoglobulin-like receptor-A |
| PsA | psoriatic arthritis |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand |
| Runx2 | runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| SIRPβ1 | signal regulatory protein beta 1 |
| SpA | spondyloarthritis |
| Syk | spleen tyrosine kinase |
| Tec | tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TLR | Toll like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TLR | Toll like receptor |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| TRAP | tartrate resistant acid phosphatase |
| TREM2 | triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| Tyk | tyrosine kinase |