ADAMTS	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
AMPK	5-AMP-activated protein kinase
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
CaMK	calmodulin dependent protein kinase
CD	cluster of differentiation
CK	casein kinase
COL	collagen
Cox	cyclooxygenase
cWnt	canonical Wnt signaling
DKK	dickkopf
Dsv	dishevelled
ECM	extracellular matrix
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FOXO	Forkhead box O
Frp	Frizzled related proteins
FRZB	Wnt binding protein (“ultimate frisbee”)
FZD	Frizzled receptors
GLUT	glucose transporter
GSK	glycogen synthase kinase
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
HMGB	high mobility group box
ICAT	β-catenin interacting protein
IKK	IκB kinase
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible nitric-oxide synthase
IκB	inhibitor of κB
JNK	c-jun N-terminal kinase
LEF	lymphoid enhancer binding factor
LGR	Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
LRP	low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MSC	mesenchymal stem cells
mTORC	mammalian target of rapamycin complex
ncWnt	non-canonical Wnt signaling
NEK	serin/threonine-protein kinase
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cells
NFκB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NIMA	never in mitosis gene
OB	osteoblasts
OPG	osteoprotegerin
OPGL	OPG ligand
PG	prostaglandin
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
RANK	receptor activator of nuclear kappa B
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear kappa B ligand
RunX2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SOST	sclerostin
SYND	syndecan
TCF	T-cell factor
TGF	transforming growth factor
TNF	tumour necrosis factor
TRAF	TNF receptor associated factor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
Wisp	Wnt-induced signaling protein