| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| BMDM | bone marrow-derived macrophage |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CREB | cAMP response element binding protein |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GPR | G-protein coupled receptor |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| I3C | indole-3-carbinol |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IEC | intestinal epithelial cell |
| IEL | intraepithelial lymphocyte |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILC | innate lymphoid cell |
| ILC3 | group 3 of innate lymphoid cell |
| LCA | lithocholic acid |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MFGE8 | milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRP | NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein |
| PAKI | p21 activated kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| SGLT1 | Na(+)/glucose co-transporter 1 |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| TGR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| Th | helper T cell |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |