| Akt | protein kinase B |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| DAI | disease activity index |
| DID | didymin |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified essential medium |
| DSS | dextran sulfate sodium |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| H&E | hematoxylin–eosin |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| TJ | tight junction |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| PCoA | principal coordinate analysis |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PI3K | phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase |
| PMSF | phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride |
| RIPA | radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer |
| RT | retention time |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens protein 1 |