BSA	bovine serum albumin
CD	circular dichroism
CIA	collagen-induced arthritis
COLII	Type II collagen
COX2	cyclooxygenase
DMARD	disease-modifying anti rheumatic drug
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
EDAC	N-ethyl-N0-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride
EDTA	fetal bovine serum
FBS	ethylenediaminetetracetate
HBP	10-mer synthetic anti-inflammatory heparin binding peptides
HE	hematoxylin and eosin
HBSS	Hank’s balanced salt solution
HRP	horse radish peroxidase
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
NHAC	Normal Human Articular Chondrocyte
NHS	N-hydroxysuccinimide
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
SAHA	suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TFA	trifluoroacetic acid
TFE	trifluoroethanol
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
T-TBS	Tween-Tris-buffered saline