ALDH	aldehyde dehydrogenase
AKT	serine/threonine-protein kinase or protein kinase B (PKB)
APC	adenomatous polyposis coli
CGRP	calcitonin gene-related peptide
CD	Crohn’s disease
c-Met	tyrosine-protein kinase Met or hepatocyte growth factor receptor
CRC	colorectal cancer
CSCs	cancer stem cells
DSS	dextran sodium sulfate
ECL	enterochromaffin-like
EECs	enteroendocrine cells
ENS	enteric nervous system
ERK1/2	extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
GH	growth hormone
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
5-HT	5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
HNPCC	hereditary non-polyposis CRC
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
IC50	half-maximal inhibitory concentration
IHC	immunohistochemistry
IL-6/12	interleukin-6/12
IFN-γ	interferon γ
ISH	in situ hybridization
MANEC/MiNENs	mixed adenoendocrine carcinomas
MAP	mitogen-activated protein kinase (originally called ERK)
MIN/MSI	microsatellite instability
NCs	neuroendocrine cells
NEN	neuroendocrine neoplasm
NET	neuroendocrine tumor
OCT	octreotide
OS	overall survival
PTP	protein phosphotyrosine phosphatase
SCs	stem cells
SH2	Src homology 2
SHP1/2	Src homology 2 domain phosphatase 1/2
SRCC	signet-ring cell carcinoma
SRIF/SRIH/SST	somatotropin-release inhibitory factor/SRI hormone/somatostatin
SSAs	somatostatin analogues
SSTRs	somatostatin receptors
TNBS	trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid
UC	ulcerative colitis
VIP	vasoactive intestinal peptide
Wnt	gene wingless + integrated or int-1