SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
miRNAs	microRNAs
auto-Abs	autoantibodies
DCs	dendritic cells
TLR	Toll-like receptor
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
pri-miRNAs	primary RNA transcripts
RNase III enzyme	ribonuclease III enzyme
pre-miRNA	precursor miRNAs
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
mRNA	messenger RNA
3’-UTR	3’-untranslated region
mDC	myeloid DC
pDC	plasmacytoid DC
Blimp1	B lymphocyte–induced maturation protein-1
SOCS	suppressor of cytokine signaling
SHIP-1	SH2 domain-containing inositol 5’-phosphatase 1
JAK-STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
AKT	protein kinase B
BCR	B cell receptor
LYN	Lck/Yes novel tyrosine kinase
FcγRIIb	Fcγ receptor IIb
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
Bcl-2	B cell lymphoma-2
EBF1	expression of Early B cell factor 1
Tfh cells	follicular helper T cells
DNMTs	DNA methyltransferases
RASGRP1	rasguanyl-nucleotide-releasingprotein1
TNFSF	tumour necrosis factor superfamily
LAF-1	lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1
SLAM	signaling lymphocytic activation molecule
IL-10	interleukin 10
SAP	SLAM associated protein
IgG	immunoglobulin G
STAT-1	activator of transcription-1
API5	apoptosis inhibitory protein 5
Foxp3	forkhead box P3
Teff cell	effector T cell
Treg cells	regulatory T cells
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
TNF α	tumour necrosis factor α
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
Th cell	T helper cell
IFN-1	type 1 interferon
MHC I	major histocompatibility complex I
CXCL	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
CXCR 3	CXC chemokine receptors 3
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
RANTES	regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted