| amino acid | AA |
| aromatic amino acid | AAA |
| branch-chain amino acid | BCAA |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD |
| Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | Der p |
| Dermatophagoides farina | Der f |
| dexamethasone | dex |
| house dust mites | HDM |
| Ingenuity Pathway Analysis | IPA |
| linear discriminant analysis | LDA |
| linear discriminant analysis effect size | LEfSe |
| operational taxonomic units | OTUs |
| partial least-squares discriminant analysis | PLS-DA |
| principal component analysis | PCA |
| Protein Analysis Through Evolutionary Relationships Classification System | PANTHER |
| Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology v2 | QIIME2 |
| traditional Chinese medicine | TCM |
| variables important for the projection | VIP |
| You-Gui-Wan | YGW |