| Abbreviations | Full Term |
| ASO | antisense RNA oligonucleotides |
| BMMs | bone marrow macrophages |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-α |
| CIA | collagen-induced arthritis |
| CKD-MBD | chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder |
| ECT2 | epithelial cell-transforming sequence 2 |
| ERKs | extracellular signal regulated kinases |
| FGFs | fibroblast growth factors |
| FGFR2 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 |
| HSP90B1 | heat shock protein 90B1 |
| IKKα | inhibitor of nuclear factor κB kinase subunit-α |
| LVmiR-223T | lentiviral vectors expressing the miR-223 target sequence |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| M-CSFR | macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor |
| MEF2C | myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C |
| MiRNA | microRNA |
| MiR-223 | microRNA-223 |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor |
| NFκB | nuclear factor κB |
| NFIA | nuclear factor 1 A-type |
| NIK | NF-κB-inducing kinase |
| NEMO | NF-κB essential modulator |
| NFATc1 | nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RANK | receptor activator of nuclear factor κB |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand |
| RHOB | rho-related GTP-binding protein RhoB |
| RUNX2 | runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| TRAP | tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase |
| TRAF2/3 | TNF receptor-associated factor 2/3 |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta |
| VSMCs | vascular smooth muscle cells |
| 3ʹ-UTR | 3ʹ-untranslated region |