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. 2021 Apr 15;9(4):427. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9040427
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
AR Alizarin red
BMP2 Bone morphogenetic protein 2
BR Bilirubin
BVR Biliverdin reductase
CAVS Calcific aortic valve stenosis
CKD Chronic kidney disease
CO Carbon monoxide
CORM2 CO releasing molecule 2
DPBS Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered Saline
DMEM Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium
DMSO Dimethyl-sulfoxide
ECM Extracellular matrix
EDTA Ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid
FT, FTH, FTL Ferritin, ferritin heavy chain, ferritin light chain
GM Growth medium
HBSS Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution
HPRT Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
HO-1 Heme oxygenase-1
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
MSCs Mesenchymal stem cells
MTT 3-[4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NLRP3 Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing family and pyrin domain containing 3
OCN Osteocalcin
OD Optical density
OPN Osteopontin
OM Osteogenic medium
P Phosphate
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RUNX2 Runt-related transcription factor 2
SnPP Tin protoporphyrin IX
SOX9 Sry-related HMG box-9
VSMCs Vascular smooth muscle cells
VICs Valvular Interstitial Cells
ZnPP Zinc protoporphyrin IX