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. 2026 Mar 3;24(3):100. doi: 10.3390/md24030100
α-MEM Alpha-minimum essential medium
ADP Adenosine diphosphate
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
ANOVA Analysis of variance
ARS Alizarin Red S
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BMMs Bone marrow-derived macrophages
BSA Bovine serum albumin
cDNA Complementary DNA
CTSK Cathepsin K
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
FBS Fetal bovine serum
GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GPCRs G-protein-coupled receptors
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
M-CSF Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MTS 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium
NFATc1 Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1
PBS Phosphate-buffered saline
PDRN Polydeoxyribonucleotide
PFA Paraformaldehyde
PTH Parathyroid hormone
PVDF Polyvinylidene difluoride
qRT-PCR Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
SD Standard deviation
SDS-PAGE Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TRAP Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase