| AIEC | adherent invasive E. coli |
| AMP | antimicrobial protein |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| ATF-2 | activating transcription factor 2 |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CREB | ATF/cyclic AMP-response element-binding |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ELK-2 | ETS domain-containing protein 2 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GRO-α | growth-regulated oncogene-alpha |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| ICAM | intercellular adhesion molecule |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IEC | intestinal epithelial cell |
| IEL | intraepithelial lymphocyte |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILC | innate lymphoid cell |
| IL-1Ra | IL-1 receptor antagonist |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IRAK-M | interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-M |
| JNK | jun N-terminal kinases |
| LFA | lymphocyte function-associated antigen |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| M | microfold |
| Mac-1 | macrophage 1 antigen |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP | monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| MD | myeloid differentiation protein |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| MHC | major histocompatibility class |
| MIP | macrophage inflammatory protein |
| MKP-1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| MUC | mucin |
| NEC | necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NEMO | NF-κB essential modulator |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappaB |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-related factor |
| ns | not significant |
| Nur-77 | nerve growth factor 1B |
| PAF | platelet-activating factor |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PRR | pattern-recognition receptor |
| RA | retinoic acid |
| RIP | receptor-interacting protein |
| RNS | reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SARM | selective androgen receptor modulator |
| SCFA | short chain fatty acid |
| SEM | standard error of mean |
| SHIP | inositol polyphosphate 5′-phosphatase D |
| SMAD7 | mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TAB | TAK1-binding |
| TAK | transforming growth factor-beta-activated kinase |
| TBK | TANK-binding kinase |
| TEER | transepithelial electrical resistance |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| Th | T helper |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
| TIRAP | toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing adaptor protein |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNBS | trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| TRAM | translocation associated membrane |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adaptor protein inducing interferon-β |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| VCAM | vascular cell adhesion molecule |
| VEGF-C | vascular endothelial growth factor-C |
| VLA | very late antigen |