| 3-hydroxykyn | 3-hydroxykynurenine |
| 5-hydroxyTrp | 5-hydroxytryptophan |
| AroAT | aromatic amino acid aminotransferases |
| AADC | aromatic-L-amino acid decarboxylase |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CRISPR | clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| Cas9 | CRISPR-associated protein-9 nuclease |
| RT-PCR | real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PAK1 | p21-activated kinase 1 |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| EC | enterochromaffin cells |
| 3-IAld | indole-3-aldehyde |
| IDO | indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| KYNU | kynureninase |
| KA | kynurenic acid |
| Kyn | kynurenine |
| KAT | kynurenine aminotransferase |
| KP | kynurenine pathway |
| PL | pyridoxal |
| PM | pyridoxamine |
| PMP | pyridoxamine phosphate |
| PN | pyridoxine |
| PNG | pyridoxine glucoside |
| PNP | pyridoxine phosphate |
| TDO | tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase |
| Tph | tryptophan hydroxylase |
| Trpase | tryptophan indole lyase |
| TS | tryptophan synthase |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| XA | xanthurenic acid |