| ABTS | 2,2′-azino-bis 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid |
| AGE | advanced glycation end products |
| AOPP | advanced oxidation protein products |
| CAMP | cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CDAI | Crohn’s Disease Activity Index |
| CRP | C-reactive Protein |
| DMF-T | decay-missing-filled index |
| DTNB | 5,5′-dithiobis 2 nitrobenzoic acid |
| FRAP | ferric reducing antioxidant power |
| GPX | glutathione peroxidase |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HPA | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IgA | immunoglobulin A |
| IL | interleukin |
| MCP | monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| MIP-1β | macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta |
| MMP-10 | metalloproteinase-10 |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| MUC5B | mucin 5B |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| OFG | orofacial granulomatosis |
| PSMA7 | proteasome subunit alpha type 7 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| sAA | salivary alpha amylase |
| SIgA | secretory immunoglobulin A |
| SH | total thiol level |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| SNS | sympathetic nervous system |
| STIM | stimulated |
| TAC | total antioxidant capacity |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| Th | T helper |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| UA | uric acid |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| UNST | unstimulated |