| AA | anthranilic acid |
| AAD | amino acid decarboxylase |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AMPA | alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ArAT | aromatic amino acid aminotransferase |
| BBB | blood–brain barrier |
| BPF | Bisphenol F |
| CA | cinnabarinic acid |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CrPic | chromium picolinate |
| GPR35 | G-protein-coupled receptor 35 |
| 3-HAA | 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid |
| HD | Huntington’s disease |
| 3-HK | 3-hydroxykynurenine |
| IAA | indole-3-acetic acid |
| IaaH | indole-3-acetamide hydrolase |
| IAAld | indole-3-acetaldehyde |
| IAcA | 3-indole acrylic acid |
| IAld | indole-3-aldehyde |
| IAM | indole-3-acetamide |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| ILA | indole-3-lactic acid |
| INS | indoxyl sulfate |
| IPA | indole-3-propionic acid |
| IPyA | indole-3-pyruvic acid |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| KATs | kynurenine aminotransferases |
| KYN | kynurenine |
| KYNA | kynurenic acid |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mGluRs | metabotropic glutamate receptors |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| PA | picolinic acid |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| QUIN | quinolinic acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TDO | tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase |
| TEAC | Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity |
| TMO | tryptophan-2-monooxygenase |
| TNA | tryptophanase |
| TrD | tryptophan decarboxylase |
| Tregs | regulatory T cells |
| Trp | tryptophan |
| XA | xanthurenic acid |