β-CyD	β-cyclodextrin
DAH	Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
DAPI	4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DIG	Digoxigenin
Dox	Doxorubicin
GN	Glomerulonephritis
Hb	Hemoglobulin
Hct	Hematocrit
IC	Immune complexes
IF	Immunofluorescence
Ig	Immunoglobulin
LncRNA	Long noncoding RNA
LN	Lupus nephritis
LV	Lentivirus
MiRNA	MicroRNA
MNC NCKU	Mononuclear cell National Cheng Kung University
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
qRT-PCR	Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RBC	Red blood cell
RT RA	Reverse transcription Rheumatoid arthritis
SEM ShRNA	Standard error of the mean Short hairpin RNA
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SLEDAI	SLE disease activity index
Tm	Temperature for primer melting
TUNEL	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling