AID	activation-induced cytidine deaminase
AIP	autoimmune pancreatitis
AIT	allergen-induced immunotherapy
APC	antigen presenting cell
APRIL	a proliferation-inducing ligand
BAFF B	B lymphocyte-activating factor of tumor necrosis factor family
Bφ	basophil
Breg	regulatory B lymphocyte
C	complement component
CA	pancreatic carbonic anhydrase
CCL	C-C chemokine motif ligand
CD	cluster of differentiation
CP	chronic pancreatitis
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
CXCL	C-X-C chemokine motif ligand
CXCR	C-X-C chemokine receptor
DAMP	damage associated molecular pattern
EC	endothelial cell
Eφ	eosinophil
FB	fibroblast
FcγR	Immunoglobulin G fragment C gamma receptor
FGFBP2	fibroblast growth factor binding protein 2
FliC	flagellin
GC	germinal center
GWAS	genome-wide association study
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
H. pylori	Helicobacter pylori
IgG4-RD	IgG4-related disease
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
IRF-7	interferon regulatory factor-7
K	lysine
LF	lactoferrin
LOXL2	lysyl oxidase-like 2
MAMP	microbe-associated molecular pattern
mCRP	monomeric C-reactive protein
MFB	myofibroblast
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MST	mammalian STE20-like protein kinase
Mφ	macrophage
NLR	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain like receptor
P	proline
PAMP	pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PBP	plasminogen-binding protein
pDC	plasmacytoid dendritic cell
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFB	platelet-derived growth factor B
PMN	polymorphonuclear neutrophil
Q	glutamine
R	arginine
RT-PCR	reverse transcriptase assisted polymerase chain reaction
S	serine
SIPS	systemic IgG4-related plasmacytic syndrome
SLAMF7	signaling lymphocytic activation molecule F7
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
SPINK1	serine peptidase inhibitor, Kazal type 1
PST1	pancreatic secretary trypsin inhibitor-1
PRSS1	protease serine 1 (trypsin 1)
ST2	suppression of tumorigenicity 2
Tc	cytotoxic T lymphocyte
TCN1	transcobalamin 1
TEM	T cells with effector memory phenotype
Tfh	follicular helper T cell
TGF	transforming growth factor
Th	helper T lymphocyte
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase
TLR	Toll-like receptor
Treg	regulatory T lymphocyte
UBR2	ubiquitin–protein ligase E3 component n-region 2