| Pi | Phosphate |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| DHPs | Gem-dihydroperoxides |
| ESR | Electron spin resonance |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IBGC | Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification |
| CSF | Cerebral spinal fluid |
| VSMC | Vascular smooth muscle cells |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PMBCs | Peripheral blood monocytes |
| NADP | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NAC | N-acetylcysteine |
| PFA | Phosphonoformic acid |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor-kappa-B |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| Runx2 | Runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| Msx2 | Muscle segment homeobox 2 |