| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| GI | Gastrointestinal tract |
| DAO | Diamine oxidase |
| HDC | L-histidine decarboxylase |
| FcεRI | FcepsilonRI |
| SP | Substance P |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| PLC | Phospholipase C |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-diphosphate |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| IP3 | Inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| SCF | Stem cell factor |
| HNMT | Histamine-N-methyltransferase |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-L-methionine |
| NMH | N-methylhistamine |
| HIT | Histamine intolerance |
| HRs | Histamine receptors |
| GPCR | Protein-coupled receptor |
| moDCs | Monocyte-derived dendritic cells |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway |
| FoxP3 | Tregs forkhead box P3 |
| VH | Visceral hypersensitivity |
| Ox | Oxazolone |
| AOM | Azoxymethane |
| 5-ASK | 5-Aminosalicylic Acid |
| IFX | Infliximab |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| IECs | Intestinal epithelial cells |
| IELs | Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| Th | T-helper cells |
| Tregs | Regulatory T-cells |
| NK-cells | Natural killer T-cells |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| IFN | Interferon |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T-cells |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CREB | Response element binding protein |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| DSS | Dextran sulfate sodium |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κB |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| PAR-2 | Protease-activated receptor-2 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| APCs | Antigen-presenting cells |
| TNBS | 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid |