| IFNg | Interferon gamma |
| IL-4 | Interleukin-4 |
| IL-17 | Interleukin-17a |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| DMARDs | Disease-Modifying antirheumatic drugs |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| FITC | Fluorescein-Isothiocyanate |
| PE | Phycoerythrin |
| Apc-Alexa780 | Allophycocyanin-alexa-780 |
| Pe-Cy7 | Phycoerythrin-Cyanine Seven |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibodies |
| MTX | Methrotexate |
| Th | T helper |
| TN | T naïve |
| TCM | T central memory |
| TEM | T effector memory |
| TE | T effector |
| PMA | Phorbol-12-Myristate-13-Acetate |
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