| AIEC | Adherent-invasive E. coli |
| CD | Crohn’s Disease |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| DNBS | Dinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid |
| DSS | Dextran Sulfate Sodium |
| ETBF | Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IGFBP5 | Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KLF5/4 | Kruppel-like factor 5 and 4 |
| MIP-2α | Macrophage Inhibitory Peptide 2 alpha |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-kappa B |
| NOD2 | Nucleotide-binding Oligomerization Domain 2 |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SCFAs | Short-chain Fatty Acids |
| SOCS1 | Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 |
| Th17 | T helper 17 |
| TJs | Tight junctions |
| TNBS | Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| UC | Ulcerative Colitis |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 |