AD-MSC	Adipose-tissue derived MSCs
ALPs	Alkaline phosphatases
B-ALP	Bone alkaline phosphatase
BGLAP	γ-carboxyglutamic acid-containing protein
BMD	Bone mineral density
BM-MSCs	Bone-Marrow derived MSCs
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
BMP-2	Bone morphogenetic protein 2
BMPR-IB	Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1B
BSP	Bone sialoprotein
BTM	Bone Turnover Markers
CCL2	Metalloproteinase-processed CC-chemokine ligand 2
CTX	Carboxil-terminal cross-linking telopeptides of type I collagen
DCs	Dendritic cells
DPD	Deoxypyridinoline
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
f-MLP	formyl-l-methionin-l-leucyl-l-phenylalanine
GCALP	Germ cell alkaline phosphatase
GGHL	Glucosyl-galactosyl-hydroxylysine
GHL	Galactosyl-hydroxylysine
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HLA-DR	Human leucocyte antigen-DR
HLA-G	Human leukocyte antigen G
HPLC	High-performance liquid chromatography
IALP	Intestinal alkaline phosphatase
ICTP	Cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen
IFCC	International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
IFNγ	Interferonγ
IL-1	Interleukin-1
Il-10	Interleukin-10
IL-11	Interleukin-11
IL-12	Interleukin-12
IL-17F	Interleukin-17F
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
IOF	International Osteoporosis Foundation
ISCT	International Society for Cellular Therapy
LC–MS/ MS	Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
MIF	Macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MIP	Matrix metalloproteinases
MMP	Monocyte Inflammatory Protein
MSCs	Mesenchymal Stem Cells
NK	Natural killer
NTX	Ntx-Amino-terminal cross-linking telopeptides of type I collagen
OC	Osteocalcin
OHP	Hydroxyproline
OI	Osteogenesis imperfecta
Osx	Osterix
OVX	Ovariectomy
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PICP	C-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen
PINP	Pinp-N-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen
PLALP	Placental alkaline phosphatase
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma
PTH	Human parathyroid hormone
PYD	Pyridinoline
RANK	Receptor activator of nuclear factor ҝ Β
RANKL	Receptor activator for nuclear factor ҝ B ligand
RIA	Radioimmunoassay
Runx2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SAMP6	Samp6-P6 substrain of senescence-accelerated mice
SERMs	Selective estrogen receptor modulators
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TGFβ2	Transforming growth factor β2
TNAP	Tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TRACP5b or TRAP5b	Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
TRAP or TRACP	Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase type 5b
TSG-6	TNFα stimulated gene/protein 6
UC-MSCs	Umbilical cord derived MSCs
Wnt	Wingless-type mouse mammary virus integration site