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.