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. 2026 Jan 23;18(3):372. doi: 10.3390/nu18030372
AE Adverse Event
AMX Amoxicillin
AP Acute Pancreatitis
BBB Blood–Brain Barrier
BCAA Branched-Chain Amino Acids
BCFA Branched-Chain Fatty Acids
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
BMI Body Mass Index
BM Bowel Movements
CD Crohn’s Disease
CeD Celiac Disease
CLA Conjugated Linoleic Acid
CRP C-Reactive Protein
DP Degree of Polymerization
FOS Fructo-oligosaccharides
GABA Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
GFD Gluten-Free Diet
GI Gastrointestinal
GOS Galacto-Oligosaccharides
HbA1c Glycated Hemoglobin
HFD High-Fat Diet
HMOs Human Milk Oligosaccharides
HOMA Homeostatic Model Assessment
HPA axis Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis
IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ig Immunoglobulin
IL Interleukin (e.g., IL-1, IL-6, IL-10)
ISAPP International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
ITF Inulin-Type Fructans
LOS Length of Hospital Stay
mDC Myeloid Dendritic Cell
MetS Metabolic Syndrome
MSAP Moderately Severe Acute Pancreatitis
NK cell Natural Killer cell
NS Not Significant
OB Obese
OW Overweight
PAC-QoL Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life
QoL Quality of Life
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
RS Resistant Starch
RT Radiotherapy
SCFA(s) Short-Chain Fatty Acid(s)
SCCAI Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index
SGD Score of Gut Dysfunction
T1D Type 1 Diabetes
T2D Type 2 Diabetes
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
UC Ulcerative Colitis
XOS Xylo-Oligosaccharides