| AKT | Cellular homolog of viral akt gene, also known as protein kinase B |
| AOM | azoxymethane |
| APC | Adenomatous polyposis coli |
| BCL-6 | B cell lymphoma 6 |
| CAC | colitis-associated cancer |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CXCL1 | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 |
| CXCL2 | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 |
| CXCL4 | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 4 |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encepaholmyelitis |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| FABP | Fatty acid binding protein |
| FAT | Fatty acid translocase |
| FATP | Fatty acid transport protein |
| IDO-1 | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| MCP | monocyte chemoattractive protein |
| MDM | monocyte-derived macrophage |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| MMTV | Mouse mammary tumor virus |
| NRG1 | Neuregulin 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase |
| PPRE | PPAR response element |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| STAT1/3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1/3 |
| STC1 | Stanniocalcin 1 |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophage |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β 1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |