| ACPA | Anti-citrullinated peptide antibody |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| C3aR1 | C3a receptor 1 |
| C5aR1 | C5a receptor 1 |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| CRP | Complement regulatory protein |
| CTCF | Corrected total cell fluorescence |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidin-2-phenylindol |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FDA | Fluorescein diacetate |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| h | Hour |
| HBSS | Hanks’ balanced salt solution |
| hEC | Human endothelial cells |
| HSE | Immortalized human rheumatoid arthritic fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| IL | Interleukin |
| K4IM | Immortalized human non-arthritic fibroblast-like synoviocytes |
| MAC | Membrane attack complex |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated protein kinase |
| MASP-2 | Mannose-binding protein-associated serine protease 2 |
| Min | Minutes |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor ‘kappa-light-chain-enhancer’ of activated B-cells |
| NP | Nucleocapsid protein |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde solution |
| qPCR | Real time detection polymerase chain reaction |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 |
| TBS | Tris buffered saline |
| TCC | Terminal complement complex |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |