Abbreviations
AS, ankylosing spondylitis; CDK, cyclin dependent kinase; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAG, diglyceride; DCs, endothelial cells; DMARDs, disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FS, focal index; GPCRs, G-protein-coupled receptors; GSK3, glycogen synthase kinase 3; HMVEC, human vascular endothelial cells; NK, Natural killer; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinases; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SSc, systemic sclerosis; VEGF, vascular endothelial grown factor.