| IBDs | inflammatory bowel diseases |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| DNBS | 2,4,6-dinitrobenzene sulphonic acid |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| NLRP3 | nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich–containing family, pyrin domain–containing-3 |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| SIRT1 | NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuin-1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NF-κB | nuclear Factor-κB |
| VMR | visceromotor response |
| AWR | abdominal withdrawal reflex |
| EMG | electromyography |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-10 | Interleukin 10 |
| IL-17 | Interleukin 17 |
| IL-23 | Interleukin 23 |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| H&E | hematoxylin/Eosin |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| CD4 | cluster of differentiation 4 |
| CD8 | cluster of differentiation 8 |
| CD68 | cluster of differentiation 68 |
| FITC | fluorescein–isothiocyanate |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| Myd88 | myeloid differentiation primary response-88 |
| TRAF-6 | tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor-6 |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| PMSF | phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride |
| Tris HCL | tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride |
| EGTA | ethylene glycol bis (2-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetra acetic acid |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |
| CRD | colorectal distension |
| p | p-value |
| PAS | periodic acid–Schiff |