AC	Adenylate cyclase
ACPA	Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
ADAMTS	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
Breg	Regulatory B cells
cAMP	Adenylate cyclase activity
CD	Crohn’s disease
CIA	Collagen-induced arthritis
CNS	Central nervous system
CREB	cAMP response element-binding
CRF	Corticotropin-releasing factor
DC	Dendritic cells
DNBS	Dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid
DSS	Dextran Sodium Sulfate
EAE	Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ERK	Extracellular regulated kinases
Fn-fs	Fibronectin-fragments
GHRF	Growth hormone–releasing hormone
GPCRs	G-protein-coupled receptors
GRK	GPCR kinase
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IFN	Interferon
IL-	Interleukin
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IRF	Interferon regulatory factor
KO	Knockout
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MS	Multiple Sclerosis
NFκB	Nuclear factor κB
NO	Nitric oxide
NOD	Non-obese diabetic
OA	Osteoarthritis
PACAP	Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PG	Prostaglandin
PKA	Protein kinase A
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RAMP	Receptor activity modifying protein
SF	Synovial fibroblasts
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SpA	Spondyloarthritis
SS	Sjögren’s syndrome
Th	T helper
TLR	Toll-like receptors
TNBS	Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
Treg	Regulatory T cells
UC	Ulcerative Colitis
UCN	Urocortin
uPA	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
uPAR	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor
VIP	Vasoactive intestinal peptide