b.wt.	Body weight
DPPH	1:1-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
AIA	Antigen-induced arthritis
CCK-8	Cell counting kit-8
JNK	c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase
CIA	Collagen-induced arthritis
Cs	Conventional synthetic
CRP	C-Reactive protein
COX	Cyclooxygenase
DPPI	Dipeptidyl peptidase I
DMARDs	Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
ESR	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FRAP	Ferric reducing antioxidant power
FLS	Fibroblast-like synoviocytes
Foxp3	Forkhead box P3
FCA	Freund’s complete adjuvant
GMC-SF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
Hb	Hemoglobin
iNOS	Inducible NO synthetase
IRF-4	Interferon Regulatory Factor 4
IL	Interleukin
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
MTX	Methotrexate
MARK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
NSAIDs	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NO	Nitric oxide
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Nrf2	Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2
PBMCs	Peripheral blood mononuclear cytokines
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
RORγt	RAR-related orphan receptor gamma
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
Treg	Regulatory T cells
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RF	Rheumatoid factor
shRNA	Short hairpin RNA
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SF	Synovial fluid
Th	T helper
TUNEL assay	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay
TCM	Traditional Chinese medicine
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TEAC	Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor