| 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 |