BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
BP	bisphosphonate
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
Ctsk	cathepsin K
Coll	collagen
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transition
ET-1	endothelin-1
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
Ga	gallium
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
HFG	halofuginone
HSCs	hematopoietic stem cells
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
IL	interleukin
LPA	lysophosphatidic acid
miRNAs	microRNAs
MMP	matrix metallo protein
MSC	mesenchymal stem cells
MSG	metastases suppressor gene
MTA1	metastasis- associated protein 1
NGF	nerve growth factor
OPG	osteoprotegerin
OPN	osteopontin
PDGF	platelet -derived growth factor
PgE2	prostaglandin E2
PMMA	poly[methyl methacrylate]
PPi	pyrophosphate
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
PTHrP	parathyroid hormone-related peptide
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor—κB receptor ligand
SCP	single cell progeny
SDF-1	stromal-derived growth factor-1 (/CXCL12)
siRNAs	small interfering RNAs
SRE	skeletal-related event
TCR	T cell receptor
TGFβ	transforming growth factor-beta
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VLA4	very late antigen 4