| CCL20 | CC chemokine ligand 20 |
| CCR6 | CC chemokine receptor 6 |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C) motif ligand |
| CXCR 3 | chemokine (C-X-C) motif receptor 3 |
| Fli-1 | Friend leukaemia integration 1 |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| RANTES | Regulated on Activation, Normal T cell Expressed and Secreted |
| RORγt | Retinoic Acid Related Orphan Nuclear Receptor gamma T |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| Th 17 | T-helper 17 |