| ABTS | 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AOAC | Association of Official Analytical Chemists |
| CFU | Colony-forming units |
| CIBO | Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente |
| CIE | Commission Internationale de l’Éclairage |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DPPH | 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl |
| d.w. | Dry weight |
| GABA | γ-Aminobutyric acid |
| GAE | Gallic acid equivalents |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HIER | Heat-induced epitope retrieval |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| LAB | Lactic acid bacteria |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MRS | de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form |
| NeuN | Neuronal nuclei |
| NO-RSA | Nitric oxide radical scavenging activity |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PS128 | Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PS128 |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| TdT | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase |
| TE | Trolox equivalents |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TPC | Total phenolic content |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling |
| UHPLC | Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet visible |
| WBB | Whey Biotic Blend |