| BRONJ | Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaws |
| BP | Bisphosphonates |
| TRAP | Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase |
| MCSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| RANK | Receptor activators of nuclear κB |
| RANKL | Receptor activators of nuclear κB ligand |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAF6 | TNF receptor-associated factor 6 |
| NFATc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 |
| CatK | Cathepsin K |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| PMSF | Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride membrane |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| PI-3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| ATG5 | Autophagy protein 5 |
| 3-MA | 3-Methyladenine |
| PARP | Poly ADP ribose polymerase |