BPs	Bisphosphonates
CA II	Carbonic anhydrate II
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CS	Cigarette smoking
CSE	Cigarette smoke extract
DEPC	Diethyl pyrocarbonate
ECL	Enhanced Chemiluminescence
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
MCS-F	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
NFATC1	Nuclear factor of activated T cells 1
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
PMA	Phorbol-12-myristate 13-acetate
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-kB-ligand
SaOS-2	Human osteosarcoma cell line
THP-1	Human monocytic leukemia cell line
TRAP	Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
TRITC	Tetramethylrhodamine
SRB	Sulforhodamine B
SRY	Sex-determining region Y