| CFA | Complete Freund’s adjuvant |
| CHEMS | Cholesteryl hemisuccinate |
| CIA | Collagen-induced arthritis |
| CII | Bovine type II collagen |
| DEPE-PEG2000 | 2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy (polyethylene glycol)-2000] |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DOPE | 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine |
| DOTAP | 1,2-Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane |
| DSS | Dextran sulfate sodium |
| EPR | Enhanced permeation and retention |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IFA | Incomplete Freund’s adjuvant |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RAW264.7 | Murine macrophage |
| RES | Reticuloendothelial system |