1,25D	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
25D	25-hydroxyvitamin D
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
ApoE4	apolipoprotein E4
BGLAP	bone-Gla-protein; osteocalcin
BMD	bone mineral density
BMP-2	bone morphogenetic protein-2
BMP-7	bone morphogenic protein-7
BW	body weight
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CKD-MBD	chronic kidney disease–mineral bone disorders
CLIA	chemiluminescent immunoassay
cOC	carboxylated osteocalcin
COL1A1	collagen type I
CYP2R1	25-hydroxylase; cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily R member 1
CYP24A1	cytochrome P450 family 24 subfamily A member 1
CYP27B1	1α-hydroxylase; cytochrome P450 family 27 subfamily B member 1
DCKD	diabetes chronic kidney disease
DECALYOS II	Vitamin D, Calcium, Lyon Study II
DKK1	Dickkopf-related protein 1
dp-ucMGP	desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
DXA	dual X-ray absorptiometry
ECM	extracellular matrix
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ESRD	end-stage renal disease
FGF-23	fibroblast growth factor 23
Gas6	growth arrest specific protein 6
GGCX	γ-glutamyl carboxylase
Gla	gamma carboxyglutamic acid
Glu	glutamic acid
GRP	Gla-rich protein
HD	hemodialysis
hMSCs	human bone marrow stromal cells
hOBs	human OBs
hOCs	human OCs
hPBMCs	human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
IBSP	integrin-binding sialoprotein
IGFBPs	insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins
IL1α	interleukin 1α
KDIGO	Kidney Disease Improvement Global Outcomes
KDOQI	Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
LC-MS/MS	liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
LRP5	low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5
m-CSF	colony-stimulating factor
MKs	menaquinones
NFATC1	nuclear factor of activated T cells-c1
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NR1I2	nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2
NTx	N-terminal telopeptide
OBs	osteoblasts
OCs	osteoclasts
OPG	osteoprotegerin
OSX	osterix
OVX	ovariectomized
PD	peritoneal dialysis
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PIVKA-II	protein induced by VK absence/antagonism II
PTH	parathyroid hormone
PXR	pregnane X receptor
RANKL	Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor κ B Ligand
RIA	radioimmunoassay
RUNX2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
SMAD	small mother against decapentaplegic
SPP1	osteopontin
SXR	steroid and xenobiotic receptor
TM7SF4	transmembrane 7 superfamily member 4
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor α
TRAP	tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
TRPV6	Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily V Member 6
UBIAD1	UbiA prenyltransferase domain-containing protein
ucOC	uncarboxylated osteocalcin
UV	ultraviolet
VC	vascular calcification
VD	vitamin D
VDBP	VD binding protein
VDR	VD receptor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VK	vitamin K
VK1	vitamin K1
VK2	vitamin K2
VKDPs	VK-dependent proteins
VKOR	VK epoxide reductase
Wnt	Wingless-type
Wnt-10b	Wnt ligand 10b