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. 2026 Jun 1;27(11):5005. doi: 10.3390/ijms27115005
AhR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
BCFA Branched-chain fatty acids
CagA protein Cytotoxin-associated gene A protein
CIE Chronic inflammatory enteropathy
DC Dendritic cell
FMT Fecal microbiota transplantation
GALT Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
IL-2 Interleukin-2
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-12 Interleukin-12
LGITL Low-grade intestinal T-cell lymphoma
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MALT-type Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue–type
MDSC Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells
MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex
NET Neutrophil Extracellular Trap
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NHPH non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacters
NK cells Natural Killer cells
NOD2 Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2
OMVs Outer Membrane Vesicles
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand 1
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SCC Squamous Cell Carcinoma
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
SIRS Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
STING Stimulator of Interferon Genes
TAAs Tumor-associated antigens
Th1 T helper 1
Th17 T helper 17
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
TLR2 Toll-like receptor 2
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TLR5 Toll-like receptor 5
TLRs Toll-like receptors
Treg Regulatory T cells
VacA toxin Vacuolating cytotoxin A