ceRNAs	Competing endogenous RNAs
CRISPRi	CRISPR interference
dsDNA	Double strand DNA
Dox	Doxorubicin
GN	Glomerulonephritis
HC	Healthy control
IC	Immune complexes
i.p.	intraperitoneally
LV	Lentiviral vector
lncRNA	Long noncoding RNAs
LN	Lupus nephritis
miRNA	microRNAs
MNCs	mononuclear cells
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
qRT-PCR	quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RT	Reverse transcription
SEM	standard error of the mean
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SLEDAI	SLE disease activity index
TCR	T cell receptor
TUNEL	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
UPC	Urine protein concentration