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. 2018 May 11;15(5):963. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050963
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
BMP-2/4 Bone morphogenetic protein-2/4
M-CSF Macrophage colony stimulating factor
OPG Osteoprotegerin
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand
Cbfα1 Core binding factorα1
SMAD4 Signaling effectors mothers against decapentaplegic protein 4
Wnt-signaling Wingless-type signaling
cyclinD Cyclin dependent
OVX Ovariectomized
ER Estrogen receptor
TRAP Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
IL-6/1 Interleukin-6/1
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor
COX-2 Cyclooxygenasetype-2
HIF-1α Hypoxia inducible factor-1α
p38 Protein 38
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
ERK1/2 Extracellular regulated-kinases 1/2
Iκ-BαLPS ikappa-Balpha lipopolysaccharide
MMP-9 Matrix metalloproteinase-9
Akt Protein Kinase B
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
RANK receptor activator of NF-κB
COL I collagen type I
NFATc1 nuclear factor of activated T cells c1
c-Fos Chromosome-Fos
B-lymphopoiesis Bone marrow-lymphopoiesis
ERα/ERβ Estrogen receptor alpha/beta
BMD Bone mineral density
Osx Osteoblast-specific transcription factor osterix
MDA malondialdehyde
NO nitric oxide
mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid
Dickkopf-1 DKK-1
Runx2 Runt-related transcription factor 2
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
β-catenin Beta-cateni
MSC Mesenchymal stem cell
EL Eurycoma longifolia
ERT estrogen replacement therapy