| 5-ASA | 5-aminosalicylic acid |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| AAS | Atomic absorption spectrometry |
| AgNPs | Silver nanoparticles |
| AzZnSA | 5-(p-sulfophenylazo-)-salicylidenealanine-zinc |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CORM2 | Tricarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimer |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| DACH | 1,2-diaminocyclohexane ligand |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel diseases |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IL-1 | Interleukin-1 |
| IL-4 | Interleukin-4 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| iNOS | Inducible NO synthase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LTB | Tributyltin complex |
| LTP | Triphenyltin complex |
| NAE | NEDD8-activating enzyme |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| SASP | Salicylazosulfapyridine |
| SMA | Styrene-maleic acid |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STAT3 | Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TrxR | Thioredoxin reductase |
| TR1 | Thioredoxin reductase 1 |
| UA | Ursolic acid |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |