AFOS	alkaline phosphatase
bFGF	fibroblast growth factor beta
COMP	cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
CTX1	C telopeptide of type I collagen
Flt	fms related tyrosine kinase (=VEGFR1)
hs-CRP	high-sensitive C-reactive protein
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
ICAM	intercellular adhesion molecule
IL	interleukin
IFN	interferon
IP	interferon-γ-inducible protein
iPINP	intact procollagen I N-terminal propeptide
LBP	low back pain
MC	Modic change
M1	type 1 Modic change
M2	type 2 Modic change
MCP	monocyte chemotactic protein
MDC,	macrophage derived chemokine
MIG	monokine induced by gamma-interferon
MIP	macrophage inflammatory protein
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
ODI	Oswestry Disability Index
RANKL	receptor activator of NF-κB ligand
RANTES	regulated upon activation, normally T-expressed, and presumably secreted
SAA	serum amyloid A
SD	standard deviation
TARC	thymus and activation-regulated chemokine
Tie	TEK receptor tyrosine kinase
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
VAS	Visual Analog Scale
VCAM	vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
ZA	zoledronic acid