AS	Atherosclerosis
CB	Clostridium butyricum
ASCVD	Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DSS	Dextran sodium sulfate
SCFAs	short-chain fatty acids
HFD	high-fat diet
Th17	T helper cell 17
Treg	Regulatory cell
PCA	Principal component analysis
PLS-DA	Partial least squares-discriminant analysis
CFU	Colony-forming units
TG	Triglycerides
LDL-C	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
TC	Total cholesterol
qPCR	Quantitative PCR
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
OCT	optimal cutting temperature
LC-MS	Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
KEGG	Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes
PUFA	Polyunsaturated fatty acid
ARA	Arachidonic acid
COX	Cyclooxygenase
LOX	Lipoxygenase
CYP450	Cytochrome P450
EET	Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid
5, 6-DHET	5, 6-dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid
LTF4	Leukotriene F4
LTC4	Leukotriene C4
8,15-diHETE	8,15-dihydroxyeicosatetraenoate
ox-LDL	Oxidized LDL
NGP	Next-generation probiotic
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide