IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
UC	ulcerative colitis
CD	Crohn’s disease
CAC	colitis-associated colorectal cancer
AOM	azoxymethane
DSS	dextran sodium sulfate
i.p.	intraperitoneal injection
EGF	epidermal growth factor
CM	conditioned medium
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
ECM	extracellular matrix
HB-EGF	heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
ABS	absorbance
Sup.	supernatant