5-ASA	5-aminosalicylic acid
5-HT	serotonin
AA	arachidonic acid
ALA	α-linolenic acid
Akt	protein kinase B
APC	adenomatous polyposis coli
BMMCs	bone marrow-derived mast cells
C2	canine mastocytoma cell line
CCL	C-C motif chemokine ligand
CD	Crohn’s disease
CNS	central nervous system
COX	cyclooxygenase
CRF	corticotropin releasing factor
CXCL	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
CXCR2	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 (Interleukin 8 receptor beta)
DHA	docosahexaenoic acid
DNFB	dinitrofluorobenzene
DRG	dorsal root ganglia
DSCG	disodium cromoglicate
EGCG	epigallocatechin-3-gallate
ENS	enteric nervous system
EPA	eicosapentaenoic acid
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ET-1	endothelin 1
FcεRI	high-affinity IgE receptor
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FODMAPs	fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols
GATA-1	GATA binding protein-1
GATA-2	GATA binding protein-2
GI	gastrointestinal
GLA	γ-linolenic acid
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
IBS	irritable bowel syndrome
IBS-C	IBS with predominant constipation
IBS-D	IBS with predominant diarrhea
IBS-M	mixed IBS
IBS-U	unclassified IBS
IFN	interferon
Ig	immunoglobulin
IL	interleukin
IP3	inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate
JAM	junctional adhesion molecule
JNK	c-Jun NH2–terminal kinase
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
LT	leukotriene
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBP	eosinophil major basic protein
MC-CPA	carboxypeptidase A3
MCP	monocyte chemotactic protein
MIP	macrophage inflammatory protein
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MMP9	matrix metallopeptidase 9
MRGPRX2	MAS-related G-protein-coupled receptor X2
MS	maternal separation test
MyD88	myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NFκβ	nuclear factor κβ
NGF	nerve growth factor
NK	natural killer
NO	nitric oxide
PAF	platelet activating factor
PAMP	pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PG	prostaglandin
PI-IBS	post-infectious IBS
PI3K-Akt	phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase-protein kinase B
PKC	protein kinase C
PKC θ	calcium-insensitive protein kinase C theta
PLCγ1	phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C
pp125 (FAK)	focal adhesion kinase
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PUFA	polyunsaturated fatty acid
RANTES	regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted
RBL	Rat basophilic leukemia
RBL-2H3	rat basophilic leukemia mast cell line
ROS	reactive oxygen species
S1P1	sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor 1
S1P2	sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor 2
SCF	stem cell factor
SCFA	short chain fatty acid
SOC	store-operated Ca2+ channels
SP	substance P
SphK	sphingosine kinase
SyK	tyrosine-protein kinase SYK or spleen tyrosine kinase
TGF	transforming growth factor
TLR	toll-like receptors
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
Treg	regulatory T cells
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VIP	vasoactive intestinal peptide
VDR	vitamin D receptor
WRS	wrap restraint stress