ACPA	anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
Ago	argonaute
AKT	RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase or protein kinase B
Bax/Bcl-2	Bcl-associated protein X gene/B cell lymphoma-2 regulatory protein
BM-MSC	bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
CD	cluster of differentiation
C/EBP-β	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta
CIA	collagen-induced arthritis
ceRNA	competing endogenous RNA
circRNA	circular RNA
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSF	colony stimulating factor
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
CV	cardiovascular
CXC	cysteine- X-amino acid-cysteine chemokine
DAS28	disease activity score 28 of rheumatoid arthritis
DC	dendritic cell
DKK	Dickkopf Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor
DRs	derived RNAs
EBNA	Epstein–Barr virus nuclear antigen
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Exo	exosome
FcγR	IgG-Fc receptor
FLS	fibroblast-like synoviocyte
FOX	forkhead box protein
FSTL1	follistatin-like protein 1
Grp78	glucose-regulating protein 78
HAND2-AS-1	Heart- and neural crest derivatives-expressed protein 2- antisense RNA 1
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HOTAIR	HOX (homeobox gene) transcript antisense RNA
IC	immune complex
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
IRAF-6	TNF receptor-associated factor 6
IRAK-1	IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
IRF	interferon regulatory factor
ITGAV	Integrin alpha chain V gene
lncRNA	long non-coding RNA
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAPK-ERK	mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinases
miR	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
MyD88	myeloid differentiation factor 88
ncRNA	non-coding RNA
NEAT	Nuclear enriched abundant transcript
NET	neutrophil extracellular trap
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK	natural killer
OB	osteoblast
OC	osteoclast
OPG	osteoprotegerin
PAD	peptidylarginine deiminase
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PVT1	plasmacytoma variant translocation 1
MNC	mononuclear cell
PDK4	pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4
PGRN	progranulin
PMN	polymorphonuclear neutrophil
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RA-FLS	rheumatoid arthritis-fibroblast-like synoviocyte
RANK	receptor activator of NF-κB
RANKL	receptor activator of NK-κB ligand
RF	rheumatoid factor
RISC	RNA induced silencing complex
ROBO	roundabout guidance receptor
SATB2	special AT-rich sequence binding protein 2
SF	synovial fluid
Smad	small mothers against decapentaplegia protein
snoRNA	small nucleolar RNA
Sp7	specific protein 7
sRNA	endogenous small RNA
STAT	signal transducer and activator of transcription
T-bet	T box expressed in T cells
TBS	trabecular bone score
tDR	transfer-derived RNA
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
Th17	helper T cell-17
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
Treg	regulatory T cell
TRIF	Toll/IL-1 receptor (TIR) domain-containing adaptor inducing interferon- β factor
VEGF	vascular endothelium-derived growth factor
Wnt	wingless and Int-1 protein in Drosophila
yDR	Y RNA,
YY1	yingyang 1