| ASD | Autism spectrum disorder |
| AID | Activation-induced cytidine deaminase |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| CARS | Childhood Autism Rating Scale |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| GALT | Gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ILC | Innate lymphoid cell |
| LOQ | Limit of quantification |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAMP | Microbe-associated molecular pattern |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor-alpha |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell |
| UMCL | University Medical Centre Ljubljana |