cdx2	caudal-related homeobox 2
ChIP	chromatin immunoprecipitation
COX	cyclooxygenase
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s medium
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FCS	fetal calf serum
NAC	N-acetyl cysteine
MDCK	Madin Darby canine kidney
MEK	mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
SDS-PAGE	SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
STAT	signal transducers and activators of transcription
TJs	tight junctions