| SWS1 | Swiprosin-1 |
| KO | Knockout |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| RANK | Receptor activator of NF-κB |
| TRAFs | Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factors |
| MAPKs | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| NFATc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1 |
| OSCAR | Osteoclast-associated receptor |
| Atp6v0d2 | v-ATPase subunit d2 |
| Ctsk | Cathepsin K |
| EFhd2 | EF-hand domain-containing protein 2 |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| SH3 | Src homology 3 |
| MNCs | Multinucleated cells |
| BV | Bone volume |
| Tb.Sp | Trabecular separation |
| Tb.Th | Trabecular thickness |
| Tb.N | Trabecular number |
| BMD | Bone mineral density |
| Oc.S/BS | Osteoclast surface per bone surface |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| BMM | Bone marrow-derived macrophage |
| WT | Wild-type |
| DAPI | 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| VitD3 | 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative Real Time-PCR |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline with 0.1% Tween 20 |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| siSWS1 | siRNA for SWS1 |
| Micro-CT | Micro-computed tomography |