| AOM/DSS | azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium |
| APC | adenomatous polyposis coli |
| CAC | colitis-associated cancer |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| GEMM | genetically engineered mouse models |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GIC | gastrointestinal cancer |
| GIT | gastrointestinal tract |
| GITB | gastrointestinal tuberculosis |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IECs | intestinal epithelial cells |
| ILCs | innate lymphoid cells |
| lincRNA | long intergenic RNA |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| MTBC | Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| NFκB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| piRNA | PIWI-interacting RNA |
| PDX | patient-derived xenografts |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TF | transcription factor |
| TSS | transcription start site |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |