AJ	Adherens Junction
CD	Crohn’s Disease
CRC	Colorectal Cancer
DISC	death-inducing signaling complex
DSS	Dextran Sulfate Sodium
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
IBD	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
NE	neutrophil elastase
p120	p120 catenin
PMNs	Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
qRT-PCR	quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
RNAi	RNA interference
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
TEER	trans-epithelial electrical resistance
TJ	tight junction
UC	Ulcerative Colitis
ZA	zonula adherens