| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| BMP-2 | Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
| CFA | Complete Freund’s Adjuvant |
| CoA | Concanavalin A |
| CP | Calcium Phosphate |
| CT-an | Computed Tomography analysis |
| DAMP | Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| DCPD | Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate |
| DCFH-DA | 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein Diacetate |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| FTIR | Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| HAp | Hydroxyapatite |
| HMDS | Hexamethyldisilazane |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| M-CSF | Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| MSC | Mesenchymal Stromal Cell |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells |
| NLR | NOD-like Receptor |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| OCP | Octacalcium Phosphate |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| PAMP | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| RANK | Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κB |
| RANKL | Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κB Ligand |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SPF | Specific Pathogen Free |
| TCP | Tricalcium Phosphate |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| TLR | Toll-like Receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| XRD | X-Ray Diffraction |