5-ASA	5-aminosalicylic acid
ALP	Alkaline phosphatase
ALT	Alanine transaminase
AST	Aspartate transaminase
Ca2+	Intracellular calcium
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CAT	Catalase
CBWR	Colon weight-to-body weight ratio
CD	Crohn’s disease
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
cPLA2	Cytosolic phospholipase A2
CRD	Colorectal distension
DASR	Disease activity score
DSS	Dextran sodium sulfate
EMG	Electromyography
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Gi/o proteins	G inhibitory/other proteins
Gq	Gq-protein coupled receptor
Gs protein	Stimulatory G protein
GSH	Reduced glutathione
GST	Glutathione S-transferase
H1R	Histamine H1 receptors
H2R	Histamine H2 receptors
H2RA	Histamine H2 receptor antagonist
H3R	Histamine H3 receptors
H4R	Histamine H4 receptors
HDC	Histidine decarboxylase
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
IL-17	Interleukin 17
IL-1β	Interleukin 1β
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IP3	Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
MC	Microscopic colitis
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
MTX	Methotrexate
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form)
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa- B
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)
NSAID	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
p-IκBα	Phosphorylated inhibitor of κb alpha
pKi	Negative logarithm of the inhibition constant (Ki)
PLC	Phospholipase C
PMSI	Partial mayo scoring index
p-p65	Phosphorylated p65 subunit of NF-κb
PPIs	Proton pump inhibitors
PSC	Primary sclerosing cholangitis
PUFAs	Polyunsaturated fatty acids
RAMH	(R)-α-methylhistamine
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAC	Total antioxidant capacity
Th1	T helper 1 cells
Th17	T helper 17 cells
TNBS	2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α
TOS	Total oxidative status
UC	Ulcerative colitis
VMRs	Visceromotor responses