ACPAs	anticitrullinated protein antibodies
ARDs	autoimmune rheumatic diseases
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
CAD	coronary artery disease
CCL2	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CHB	congenital heart block
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSF-1	colony-stimulating factor 1
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
CVCs	cardiovascular complications
CVDs	cardiovascular diseases
CVR	cardiovascular risk
CXCL8	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GM-CSF	granulocyte/monocyte colony-stimulating factor
GSK3b	glycogen synthase kinase 3b
HC	healthy controls
HSPCs	hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
IFN-γ	interferon-gamma
IKKα	IκB kinase alpha
IL	interleukin
IRF5	interferon regulatory factor 5
ITGB1	integrin beta-1
JNK	C-Jun N-terminal kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LXR	liver X receptor
M1	classically activated macrophages
M2	alternatively activated macrophages
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
M-CSF	macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MDM	monocyte-derived macrophages
MIP-1α	macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MP-IC	microparticles immune complexes
NET	neutrophil extracellular trap
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-B
NLRP	NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3
OA	osteoarthritis
OC	osteoclast
Ox-LDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PAR	proteinase-activated receptors
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) ligand
RF	rheumatoid Factor
Sema3A	semaphorin 3A
Siglec-1	sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin 1
SIR1	silent information regulator 1 proteins
SIRT	sirtuins
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
sPAP	systolic pulmonary artery pressure
SSc	systemic sclerosis
STAT6	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
Th	T-helper
TLR	toll-like receptor
TNF-α	tumoral necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor