ARE	AU-rich elements
CD	Crohn’s disease
DSS	dextran sodium sulfate
ESI	electrospray ionization
FT-ICR	Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance
GC	gas chromatography
H. hepaticus	Helicobacter hepaticus
HPLC	high performance liquid chromatography
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
IL	interleukin
LC	liquid chromatography
MRS	magnetic resonance spectroscopy
MS	mass spectrometry
MS/MS	tandem mass spectrometry
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
(q)TOF	(quadrupole) time-of-flight
SCFA	short-chain fatty acid
SIFT	selected-ion flow-tube
TNBS	2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TOF	time-of-flight
UC	ulcerative colitis
UHPLC	ultra high performance liquid chromatography
UPLC	ultra performance liquid chromatography
WT	wild-type