ACPA	Anti-citrullinated protein antibody
ADA	Adalimumab
ADAMTS	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
Bcl-2	B cell lymphoma 2
bDMARDs	Biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Btk	Bruton’s tyrosine kinase
CRP	C-reactive protein
csDMARDs	Conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CXCL 12	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12
DAS	Disease activity scale
DNMT1	DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase-1
DMARDs	Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
ETA	Etanercept
Foxp3	Forkhead transcription factor
GM-CSF	Granulated macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GOL	Golimumab
hATTR	Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
HCV	Hepatitis C virus
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HIF1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
IFX	Infliximab
ILs	Interleukins
JAK	Janus kinase
LNA	Locked nucleic acid
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
miRNA	MicroRNA
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cells
MTX	Methotrexate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-beta
OA	Osteoarthritis
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIK3R2	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit 2
PsA	Psoriatic arthritis
qRT-PCR	Quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand
RASF	Rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblast
RF	Rheumatoid factor
RORC2	Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor variant 2
RTX	Rituximab
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SS	Sjogren’s syndrome
STAT3	Signal transducers and activators of transcription
Syk	Spleen tyrosine kinase
TCZ	Tocilizumab
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
Th cells	T helper cells, helper T cells
TIMPs	Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TLR	Toll-like receptor 2
Treg cells	T regulatory cells, regulatory T cells
tsDMARDS	Targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
Tyk2	Tyrosine kinase 2
UC	Ulcerative colitis
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFRI	VEGF receptor I
Wnt	Wingless/integrated
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein