| CM | confocal microscopy |
| DAPC | dystrophin-associated protein complex |
| DMD | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| DMDFibro | Duchenne muscular dystrophy fibroblasts |
| DMED18 | DMEM supplemented with 18 mM NaCl |
| DMEM60 | DMEM supplemented with 60 mM NaCl |
| DMEMCyto | DMEM supplemented with IL-1β + TNF-α + IFN-γ |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| FCS | Fetal Calf Serum |
| FLS | fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HSP70 | heat shock protein 70 |
| ICC | immunocytochemistry |
| IF | immunofluorescence |
| MIQE | minimum information for publication of quantitative real-time PCR experiments |
| NES | nuclear export signal |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| N | number of passages |
| NFAT5 | nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RT-qPCR | real-time quantitative PCR |
| siRNA | silencing RNA |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| UFibro | unaffected fibroblasts (from skeletal muscle) |
| WB | western blotting |