| CLDNs | Claudin(s) |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FMT | Fecal microbiota transplant |
| FOLFOX | 5-FU, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin |
| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| I.P. | Intraperitoneally |
| IRF1 | IFN-regulatory factor 1 |
| JAM-A | Junctional adhesion molecule-A |
| MAPKs | Mitogen activated protein kinases |
| MRS | de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe Broth |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary-response gene 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| OTUs | Operational taxonomic unit (s) |
| PAS/AB | Periodic acid–Schiff /alcian blue |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline, 0.1% Tween 20 |
| TEG | Triethylene glycol |
| TIR | Toll/ interleukin-1 receptor |
| TIRAP/MAL | MyD88-adaptor-like protein |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAM | TRIF-related adaptor molecule |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adaptor protein inducing interferon-β |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |