| ACPAs | Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies |
| ACR | American College of Rheumatology |
| APC | Antigen-Presenting cells |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CD | Cluster Differentiation |
| CRP | C Reactive Protein |
| CVD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DAS | Disease Activity Score |
| DMARDs | Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs |
| DMPs | Differentially Methylated CpG Positions |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNMT | DNA Methyl Transferase |
| ERS | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| EULAR | European League Against Rheumatism |
| FLS | Fibroblast-like synovial cells |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor |
| GPx | Glutathione Peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ILC | Innate Lymphoid Cells |
| IPA | Ingenuity Pathway Analysis |
| LPO | Lipoperoxides |
| MAPK | Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase |
| MCP-1 | Macrophage Chemoattractant Protein 1 |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NE | Neutrophil Elastase |
| NET | Neutrophil Extracellular Trap |
| NF-kB | Nuclear Factor -kappa B |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| PAD | PeptidylArginine Deiminase |
| PBMCs | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| pDCs | Plasmacytoid dendritic cells |
| PMA | Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-acetate |
| PNAd | Peripheral Node Addressin |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| RAGE | Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products |
| RF | Rheumatoid Factor |
| ROS | Reactive Oxigen Species |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| SSc | Systemic Sclerosis |
| STAT6 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 6 |
| TET | Ten-Eleven Translocations |
| TGFβ | Transforming Growth Factor beta |
| Th | T helper |
| TLR | Toll Like Receptor |
| TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| Treg | Regulatory T cells |
| VAP1 | Vascular Adhesion Protein 1 |
| VCAM1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Protein 1 |