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. 2025 Aug 7;14(15):1218. doi: 10.3390/cells14151218
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
HMOs Human milk oligosaccharides
VOCs Volatile organic compounds
IBD Inflammatory bowel disease
TME Tumor microenvironment
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
HTLV Human T cell lymphotropic virus
CRC Colorectal cancer
TLRs Toll-like receptors
BFT Bacteroides fragilis toxin
NFκB Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cell
HDAC Histone deacetylases
GC Gastric cancer
CagAA Cytotoxin-associated gene
VacA Vacuolating cytotoxin A
CNS Central nervous system
ICB Immunological checkpoint blockade
NOCs N-nitroso Compounds
DCA Deoxycholic acid
HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
TNFα Necrosis Factor-alpha
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Tregs Regulatory T cells
PD-1 Programmed Cell Death Protein 1
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4
ALL Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
GALT Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
BBB Blood-brain barrier
IL-10 Interleukin-10
HL Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NHL Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NCC Neural crest cells
NB Neuroblastoma
IgA immunoglobulin A
HAIs Hospital-associated infections
GOS Galactooligosaccharides
FOS Fructooligosaccharides
IMCT Intensive multi-modal clinical therapy
INRGSS International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Staging System
INSS International Neuroblastoma Staging System
DC Dendritic cell
MHC-I Major histocompatibility complex class I
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
NKG2D Natural killer group 2 member D
GWAS Genome-wide association study
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
MR Mendelian randomization
LCA Lithocholic acid
DCA Deoxycholic acid
UDC Ursodeoxycholic acid
CTX Cyclophosphamide
TAC Tumor-associated cachexia
COG Children’s Oncology Group
CREB cAMP response element-binding protein