3-MA	3-Methyladenine
Abs	Antibodies
ACPA	Anti-Citrullinated Antibodies
ACR	American College of Rheumatology
ADA	Antidrug Auto-antibodies
AKT	Protein Kinase B
AMPA	Anti-Modified Protein Antibody
Anti-CarP	Antibodies targeting Carbamylated Proteins
Anti-RA33	Antibodies to the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1
APC	Antigen-Presenting Cell
APRIL	Proliferation-Inducing Ligand
ATG	Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
BAFF	B-cell Activating Factor
BCR	B-Cell Receptor
CCP	Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide
CD	Cluster of Differentiation
CD4+ CTL	CD4+ T-cells with Cytotoxic Potential
CIA	Collagen Induced Arthritis
CII	Collagen type II
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CQ	Chloroquine
CTLA4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated Protein 4
CXCL	Chemokine Ligand
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DAS	Disease Activity Score
DMARDs	Disease-modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
DNMT	DNA-Methyltransferase
EA2	Endophilin A2
ELISA	Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
EMA	European Medicines Agency
EOMES	Eomesodermin gene
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
EULAR	European League Against Rheumatism
EV	Extracellular Vesicle
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FLS	Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes
FOXP3	Forkhead box P3
GC	Glucocorticoid
GWAS	Genome Wide Association Studies
HAT	Histone Acetyltransferase
HCQ	Hydroxy Chloroquine
HDAC	Histone Deacetylase
HLA	Human Leukocyte Antigen
HLA-DRB1	HLA class II Histocompatibility Antigen DRB1 beta chain
IFN	Interferon
IL	Interleukin
JAK	Janus-Activated Kinase
LC3-II	Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B
LTQ-ESI-MS	Linear ion-trap Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
mAb	Monoclonal Antibody
MHC II	Major histocompatibility Complex class II
MMP	Matrix-Metallo-Proteinase
mRNA	Messenger RNA
MSC	Mesenchymal Stem Cell
mTORC1	mTOR complex 1
MTX	Methotrexate
NADPH	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
NCF1	Neutrophil Cytosol Factor 1
ncRNA	Noncoding RNA
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa B
NO	Nitric Oxide
NOS2	Nitric Oxide Synthase 2
NOX2	NADPH Oxidase 2
NSAID	Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
OA	Osteoarthritis
PAD	Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase
PBMC	Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell
PC	Plasma Cell
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
Prdm1	PR domain Zinc finger protein1
PTK	Protein-Tyrosine-Kinase
PTPN22	Protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22
QTL	Quantitative trait Loci
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA33	Heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1
RANKL	Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand
RF	Rheumatoid Factor
RNA	Ribonucleic Acid
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SNP	Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
Syk	Spleen tyrosine kinase
TACI	Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor CD Antigen
TCR	T-cell Receptor
Tfh	Follicular T-helper Cell
TGF	Tumor Growth Factor
Th	T-helper Cell
TLR	Toll-Like Receptor
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor
TNFi	Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitor
Treg	Regulatory T-Cell
TYK2	Tyrosine kinase 2