CD	Crohn’s disease
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CRC	Colorectal cancer
GIT	Gastrointestinal tract
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IBS	Irritable bowel syndrome
NP	Nanoparticle
SiO2	Silicon dioxide, silica
TiO2	Titanium dioxide
TLR	Toll-like receptors
UC	Ulcerative colitis
ZnO	Zinc oxide
FOXP3	Forkhead box P3 gene
GPR43	G-protein-coupled receptor 43 gene
IL	Interleukin gene
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β gene
NOD2	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 gene
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma gene
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha gene
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B gene