| 1-EBIO | 1-Ethyl-2-benzimidazolidinone |
| AP-1 | activation protein-1 |
| BCR | B cell receptor |
| BMMC | bone marrow-derived mast cells |
| CAIA | collagen antibody-induced arthritis |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CAMBD | CAM-binding domain |
| CaMKIV | calmodulin kinase IV |
| cAMP | adenosine 3’, 5 cyclic monophosphate |
| CHO cells | Chinese hamster ovary cells |
| CIA | collagen-induced arthritis |
| CRE | cAMP response element |
| CVID | common variable immunodeficiency |
| CZ | chlorzoxazone |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DC-EBIO | 5, 6-dichloro-1-EBIO |
| DMARDs | disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs |
| EC50 | effective concentration producing 50% of maximum response |
| FLS | fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| GC | glucocorticoids |
| H-89 | N-[2-(4-bromocinnamylamino) ethyl]-5-isoquinoline |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HEK-293 cells | human embryonic kidney cells |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| IBMX | 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine |
| IC50 | inhibitory concentration (e.g. 50% inhibition of maximum) |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| IGFBP5 | insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 |
| IL | interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KCa3.1 | intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LZ | leucine zipper |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MCs | mast cells |
| MGCs | multinucleated macrophages |
| MTMR6 | myotubularin-related protein 6 |
| MTX | Maurotoxin |
| NDPK-B | nucleoside diphosphate kinase B |
| NFATc1 | nuclear translocation of nuclear factor cytoplasmic 1 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NMDAR | anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor |
| NS309 | 6, 7-dichloro-1H-indole-2, 3-dione-3-oxime |
| NS6180 | 4-[[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] methyl]-2H-1, 4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one |
| NSAIDs | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| PGAM5 | phosphoglycerate mutase family 5 |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PHPT-1 | protein histidine phosphatase |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI3K-C2β | the class II phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase C2β |
| PI(3)P | phosphatidylinositol 3 phosphate |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent protein kinase |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand |
| REST | repressor element 1-silencing transcription |
| SKA-121 | 5-methylnaphtho [2, 1-d] oxazol-2-amine |
| SKA-31 | Naphtho [1, 2-d] thiazole-2-ylamine |
| STAT-1 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TNF-β1 | transcriptional growth factor β1 |
| TRAM-34 | 1-[(2-chlorophenyl) diphenylmethyl]-1H-pyrazole |
| TRIM27 | tripartite motif containing protein 27 |
| ZOX | zoxazolamide |