aCCP	Anti-cyclin citrullinated peptide autoantibodies
AUC	Area under curve
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CNS1	Conserved noncoding sequence 1
CRP	C-reactive protein
DAS	Disease activity score
DNMT 1	DNA methyltransferase 1
ESR	Erythrocyte sedimentation ratio
FBS	Fetal bovine serum
FOXP3	Forkhead box P3
GCs	Glucocorticoids
HCs	Healthy controls
IL-2	Interleukin-2
Il-6	Interleukin-6
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription
miRNAs, miRs	MicroRNAs
MS	Multiple sclerosis
MTX	Methotrexate
OA	Osteoarthritis
PBC	Primary biliary cholangitis
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PLT	Platelets
pTreg	Peripherally derived Treg
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RF	Rheumatoid factor
ROC	Receiver operating characteristic
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SMAD2	SMAD family member 2
SMAD3	SMAD family member 3
SMAD4	SMAD family member 4
SOCS1	Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1
SSA	Somatostatin analogue
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STAT5	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5
Th cells	T helper cells, helper T cells
Treg cells	T regulatory cells, regulatory T cells
VAS	Visual analog scale.