| 17-DMAG | 17-Dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin |
| 17AAG | 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AA | Adjuvant-induced arthritis |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCR | B cell receptor |
| BiP | Binding immunoglobulin protein |
| CIA | Collagen-induced arthritis |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| GA | Geldanamycin |
| HSE | Heat shock element |
| HSF | Heat shock factor |
| Hsp | Heat shock protein |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IkB | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B |
| IKK | I kappa B kinase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| kDa | Kilodalton |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibodies |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NBD | Nucleotide binding domain |
| NEF | Nucleotide exchange factor |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-kappa B |
| NK | Natural killer |
| p38 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PBMC | Human peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| SBD | Substrate binding domain |
| Tc | Cytotoxic T cell |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| Th | T helper cell |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| Treg | Regulatory T helper cell |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |