APRIL	a proliferation-inducing ligand
BAFF	B-cell activating factor
Bcl-6	B-cell lymphoma 6
Blimp-1	B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1
BTK	Bruton tyrosine kinase t
CCL3	C-C chemokine ligand type 3
CCL4	C-C chemokine ligand type 4
CCR5	C-C chemokine receptor type 5
CCR7	C-C chemokine receptor type 7
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CXCL1	C-X-C motif chemokine type 1
CXCL2	C-X-C motif chemokine type 2
CXCL9	C-X-C motif chemokine type 9
CXCL10	C-X-C motif chemokine type 10
CXCL12	C-X-C motif chemokine type 12
CXCL13	C-X-C motif chemokine type 13
CXCR3	C-X-C motif chemokine receptor type 3
CXCR5	C-X-C motif chemokine receptor type 5
CCL3	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 3
CCL4	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4
CCL19	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 19
CCL21	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21
DCs	dendritic cells
ECM	extracellular matrix
ESSDAI	EULAR Sjögren’s syndrome disease activity index
fDCs	follicular dendritic cells
FoxP3	forkhead box protein transcription factor P3
GATA-3	GATA Binding Protein 3
GITR	glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
ICAM-1	intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IC	immune-complexes
ICOS	Inducible T-cell COStimulator
Id3	inhibitor of DNA binding 3
Baff	Interferon
IFN-γ	interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
IL1R1	interleukin-1 receptor type 1
IL-2Rα	IL-2 receptor α
ILC	innate Lymphoid Cells
iNKT	invariant natural killer T cells
LNs	lymph nodes
MAIT	mucosal-associated invariant T cells
MALT	mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
MSGs	minor salivary glands
MHC-I	major histocompatibility complex class I
MHC-II	major histocompatibility complex class II
MMPs	Metalloproteases
MR1	MHC-I-related molecule 1
MZ	marginal zone
NFAT-2	nuclear Factor of activated T cells 2
NK	natural killer cells
NKT	natural killer T cells
NOD	non-obese diabetic
PD-1	programmed death-ligand 1
pDCs	plasmacytoid dendritic cells
pSS	primary Sjögren’s syndrome
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RORγt	retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma t
SGs	salivary glands
SGECs	salivary glands epithelial cells
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
SS	Sjögren’s syndrome
sSS	secondary Sjögren’s syndrome
ST2	suppression of tumorigenicity 2
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TBX21 or T-bet	T-Box Transcription Factor 21
TCR	T cell receptor
Tfh	T follicular helper
Tfr	follicular regulatory T cells
TGFβ	transforming growth factor beta
Th1	type 1 helper cells
Th17	type 17 helper cells
TLR	toll-like receptor
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor alpha
Tregs	T-regulatory cells
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF-C	vascular endothelial growth factor C
VEGFR-3	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3
ZO-1	zonula occludens 1