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. 2017 Sep 5;22(9):1469. doi: 10.3390/molecules22091469
1,25-(OH)2D3 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3;
1-OHase 1α-Hydroxylase;
ALP Alkaline phosphatase;
AUC0-t Area under the plasma concentration-time curve from zero (0) h to time (t);
BMC Bone mineral content;
BMD Bone mineral density;
Ca Calcium;
CaBP Calcium binding protein;
CaSR Calcium-sensing receptor;
Cmax Maximum plasma concentration;
CO2 Carbon dioxide;
CT Calcitonin;
DPD Deoxypyridinoline;
EAF Ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of EE;
ER Estrogen receptor;
ERE Estrogen receptor α/β-mediated estrogen response element;
FGF-23 Fibroblast growth factor-23;
FLL Fructus Ligustri Lucidi;
FLL-EAF Ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of EE;
FLL-EE FLL ethanol extract;
FLL-WF Water-soluble fraction of EE;
K Drug clearance rate constant from the central chamber to the outside in the one-compartment model.
MRT The average time of drug molecules retained in vivo after rapid intravenous infusion;
Nox4 NADPH oxidase 4;
NFATc1 Nuclear factor of activated T cell-c1;
NF-κB Nuclear factor of kappa B;
OA Oleanolic acid;
OCN Osteocalcin;
OPG Osteoprotegerin;
OVX ovariectomized;
PTH Parathyroid hormone;
RANK Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B;
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand;
ROS Reactive oxygen species;
T1/2 The time taken a drug to clear from the highest concentration to half of this level;
TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine;
Tmax Time at maximum plasma concentration;
TRAP Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase;
TRPV6 Transient receptor potential vanilloid 6;
UA Ursolic acid;
VDR Vitamin D receptor.