| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| AMP | Antimicrobial peptide |
| AHR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| BA | Bile acid |
| BSH | Bile salt hydrolase |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| BCAA | Branched-chain amino acid |
| CARD9 | Caspase recruitment domain family member 9 |
| CCR | CC chemokine receptor |
| CCL20 | Chemokine ligand 20 |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| DIO | Diet-induced obesity |
| DPP4 | Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| GLP-1R | GLP-1 receptor |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GLP-2 | Glucagon-like peptide-2 |
| GPR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| IPA | Indole-3-propionic acid |
| IDO1 | Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| ILC | Innate lymphoid cell |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-gamma |
| IEC | Intestinal epithelial cells |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAMP | Microbial-associated molecular pattern |
| NCR | Natural cytotoxicity receptor |
| NLR | NOD-like receptors |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell |
| sIgA | Secretory immunoglobulin A |
| SCFA | Short-chain fatty acid |
| Tfh | T follicular helper |
| Th | T helper |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TAK | Transforming growth factor-activated kinase |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine N-oxide |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| T1D | Type 1 diabetes |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occluden-1 |