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. 2021 Apr 6;10(4):566. doi: 10.3390/antiox10040566
ACE-I Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AKT Protein kinase B
AMPK Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BMC Bone mineral content
BMD Bone mineral density
CCC Cholangiocellular carcinoma
CHD Coronary heart disease
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CNS Central nervous system
cOC Carboxylated osteocalcin
CRP C-reactive protein
CV Cardiovascular
CVD Cardiovascular disease
dp-ucMGP Dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
Gas6 Growth arrest-specific protein 6
GGCX Gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
Gla γ-carboxylated glutamic acid
Glu Glutamic acid
GRP Gla-rich protein
HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
HR Hazard ratio
IL Interleukin
JNK C-Jun N-terminal kinase
metS Metabolic syndrome
MGP Matrix Gla protein
MK Menaquinone
mTORC Mammalian target of rapamycin complex
NF-кB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
OA Osteoarthritis
OC Osteocalcin
OR Odds ratio
OS Oxidative stress
PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome
PD Parkinson’s disease
PI3K Phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase
PK Phylloquinone
RCT Randomized controlled trial
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SIRT Sirtuin
T2D Type 2 diabetes
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
tOC Total osteocalcin
UBIAD1 UbiA prenyltransferase domain containing 1
ucMGP Uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
ucOC Undercarboxylated osteocalcin
VC Vascular calcification
vitD Vitamin D
VK Vitamin K
VKAs Vitamin K antagonists
VKDP Vitamin K-dependent protein
ACE-I angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AKT protein kinase B
AMPK adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BMC bone mineral content
BMD bone mineral density
CCC cholangiocellular carcinoma
CHD coronary heart disease
CKD chronic kidney disease
CNS central nervous system
cOC carboxylated osteocalcin
CRP C-reactive protein
CV cardiovascular
CVD cardiovascular disease
dp-ucMGP dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
Gas6 growth arrest-specific protein 6
GGCX gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
Gla γ-carboxylated glutamic acid
Glu glutamic acid
GRP Gla-rich protein
HbA1c glycated hemoglobin
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HDL high-density lipoprotein
HIF-1α hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
HR hazard ratio
IL interleukin
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
metS metabolic syndrome
MGP matrix Gla protein
MK menaquinone
mTORC mammalian target of rapamycin complex
NF-кB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
Nrf2 nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
OA osteoarthritis
OC osteocalcin
OR odds ratio
OS oxidative stress
PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome
PD Parkinson’s disease
PI3K phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase
PK phylloquinone
RCT randomized controlled trial
ROS reactive oxygen species
SIRT sirtuin
T2D type 2 diabetes
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha
tOC total osteocalcin
UBIAD1 UbiA prenyltransferase domain containing 1
ucMGP uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein
ucOC undercarboxylated osteocalcin
VC vascular calcification
vitD vitamin D
VK vitamin K
VKAs vitamin K antagonists
VKDP vitamin K–dependent protein