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. 2022 Feb 21;23(4):2366. doi: 10.3390/ijms23042366
ACPA anti-citrullinated protein antibody
ADA adalimumab
CZP certolizumab pegol (CZP)
bDMARDs biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
csDMARDs conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
ERK1/2 extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ETA etanercept
EULAR European League Against Rheumatism
FcγR Fc-gamma receptor
FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization
FLS fibroblast-like synoviocytes
GOL golimumab
IFN-γ interferon-γ
IHC immunohistochemistry
IL-17 interleukin-17
IFX infliximab
i.v. intravenously
JNK c-jun N-terminal kinase
MLS macrophage-like synoviocytes
NGS next generation sequencing
PEG polyethylene glycol
PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells
RA rheumatoid arthritis
RANKL receptor activator of NF-κB ligand
ROS reactive oxygen species
s.c. subcutaneously
SNP single-nucleotide polymorphism
TACE TNF-alpha-converting enzyme
TLR Toll-like receptor
sTNF soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor
tmTNF transmembrane Tumor Necrosis Factor
TNFR1/2 Tumor Necrosis Factor receptor 1/2
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
WGS whole genome sequencing
WES whole exome sequencing