AGE	Advanced glycation end products
BGN	Biglycan
CPII	Procollagen II C-propeptide
CpG-DNA	Oligodeoxynucleotides DNA
C2C	Cleavage of type II collagen
DAMP	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCN	Decorin
dsRNA	Double-stranded RNA
ECM	Extracellular matrix
FBN	Fibronectin
FLS	Fibroblast-like synoviocytes
HMGB1	High-mobility group box 1
ICAM-1	intracellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN	Interferon
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IL-8	Interleukin 8
iNOS	Inducible NO synthase
KO	Knock-out
LMH-HA	Low-molecular-weight hyaluronan
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
miRNA	microRNA
NLR	NOD-like receptors
NO	Nitric Oxide
OA	Osteoarthritis
PAMP	Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PIIANP	Serum N-propeptide of collagen IIA
PRR	Pattern recognition receptors
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
S100A9	S100 calcium-binding protein A9
SF	Synovial fluid
ssRNA	Single-stranded RNA
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TN-C	Tenascin-c