| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) |
| APA | Arthrospira platensis aqueous extract |
| CD | Crohn’s Disease |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DAI | Disease Activity Index |
| DNBS | Dinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid |
| DPPH | 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl |
| DSS | Dextran Sulfate Sodium |
| DTNB | 5,5′-dithiobis 2-nitrobenzoic |
| GSH | Reduced Glutathion |
| HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Diode Array Detection and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| HTAB | Hexadecyl–Trimethyl–Ammonium Bromide |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| IC50 | Half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde. |
| MPO | Myeloperoxydase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PMS | Post-Mitochondrial Supernatant. |
| RNS | Reactive Nitrogen Species |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor- Alpha |
| UC | Ulcerative Colitis |