| LOX | 12-15 lipoxygenases |
| AMPK | Activated protein kinase |
| AP1 | Activator protein 1 |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| ACLT | Anterior cruciate ligament transection |
| ACPA | Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies |
| ACLT | Artesunate attenuates |
| BCL-2/Bax | B-cell lymphoma protein 2-associated X |
| BMMs | Bone marrow macrophages |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| CRP | C-reactive proteins |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CIA | Collagen induced arthritis |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| DLN | Draining lymph node |
| EA | Ellagic acid |
| ESP-B4 | Eosinophil stimulation promoter -leukotriene B4 |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| ESR | Erythrocytes sedimentations rate |
| EVOO | Extra virgin olive oil |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-directed kinase |
| FA | Ferulic acid |
| FLSs | Fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| GRO | Growth-regulated oncogene |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HO2 | Hydroxyl radical |
| HT/PCy | Hydroxytyrosol and procyanidins |
| IgG1, IgG2a | Immunoglobulins G |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MnSOD | Manganese-subordinates superoxide dismutase |
| MAPKKs | MAP kinase kinases |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activating protein kinase |
| MIA | Monosodium iodoacetate |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NADPH | Nicotinamides adenine dinucleotide phosphates |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NO2 | Nitrogen dioxide |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFATC1 | Nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic-1 |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| p38 | a mitogen-activating protein kinase |
| PRRs | Pattern recognition receptor |
| OONO | Peroxynitrite |
| PIA | Pristane-induced arthritis |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandins E2 |
| PA | Punicalagin |
| AA | Reactive amyloids |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factors kappa-B-ligand |
| RANTES | Regulated upon Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Presumably Secreted |
| RSV | Resveratrol |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RA-FLS | Rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| RF | Rheumatoid factor |
| RASF | Rheumatoid pain aggravation synovial fibroblasts |
| SSCP | Single-stranded conformation polymorphism |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SJC-28 | Swollen 28-joint count |
| SF | Synovial fibroblast |
| TJC-28 | Tender 28-joint Count |
| TR | Thioredoxin reductase |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TwHF | Tripterygium wilfordii hook factor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor |
| CII | Type II collagen |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| UCOC | Uncarboxylated osteocalcin |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XDH | Xanthine dehydrogenase |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |