| Aβ | Amyloid β |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BBB | Blood–Brain Barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| CEACAM | Carcinoembryonic Antigen-related Cell Adhesion molecules |
| Cdt | Cytolethal Distending Toxin |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| DAMPs | Danger-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| ESCC | Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| FadA | Fusobacterium adhesin A |
| FapA | Fusobacterium outer membrane protein A |
| Fap2 | Fusobacterium outer membrane autotransporter protein 2 |
| FH | Factor H |
| GBA | Gut–Brain Axis |
| HNSCC | Head-Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| HPA | Hypoyhalamus Pituitary Adrenal |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| IEB | Intestinal Epithelial Barrier |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IL | Interleukin |
| LGCI | Low Grade Chronic Inflammation |
| LPS | Lipopolisaccharide |
| LSCC | Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| LtxA | Leukotoxin A |
| MALT | Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MPPs | Metalloproteinases |
| MSP | Major Sheath Protein |
| MurNAc | N-Acetyl Muramic Acid |
| NASH | Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain Enhancer of Activate B Cells |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain- containing protein 3 |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| OMVs | Outer Membrane Vescicles |
| OPSCC | Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| OSCC | Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| PAD | Peptidyl-Arginine Deaminase |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate |
| PKB/AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| PNEI | Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine-Immunology |
| RadD | Radiation-sensitive DNA Adhesin |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RTX | Repeats in-Toxin |
| SCFA | Short Chain Fatty Acid |
| SPF | Specific Pathogen Free |
| Th | T helper Lymphocyte |
| TIGIT | T Cells Immunoreceptors with Ig and ITIM domains |
| TLR2 | Toll Like Receptor 2 |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| TR | Taste Receptor |
| Treg | T regulatory Lymphocyte |