| AIEC | adherent-invasive Escherichia coli |
| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides |
| ASCA | anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DSS | dextran sulfate sodium |
| IBDs | inflammatory bowel diseases |
| ILCs | innate lymphoid cells |
| IECs | intestinal epithelial cells |
| LGP2 | laboratory of genetics and physiology gene 2 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| MDA5 | melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 |
| MUC2 | mucin 2 |
| MDP | muramyl dipeptide |
| MNV | murine norovirus |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 |
| NLRs | NOD domain-like receptors |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-B |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| PSA | polysaccharide A |
| Treg | regulatory T |
| RIG-I | retinoid acid-inducible gene-I |
| SIgA | secretory immunoglobulin A |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acids |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| ILC2s | type 2 innate lymphoid cells |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |