| AIEC | adherent-invasive Escherichia coli |
| ALD | alcoholic liver disease |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CRP | c-reactive protein |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ESRD | end-stage-renal disease |
| FMO | flavin monooxygenases |
| FMT | fecal microbiota transplantation |
| GPCRs | G protein-coupled receptors |
| HF | heart failure |
| IAA | indole-3 acetic acid |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IGF-I | insulin-like growth factor I |
| IL | interleukin |
| ILDs | interstitial lung diseases |
| IS | indoxyl sulfate |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LPSs | lipopolysaccharides |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NLRP3 | NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NOD-NLRs | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PAMPS | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| pCS | p-cresyl sulfate |
| PPRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| SCFAs | short-chain fatty acids |
| SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| TH | T helper |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| TMAO | trimethylamine N-oxide |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TNF-L1A | tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1A |
| TNF-SF15 | tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 15 |
| Treg | regulatory T cells |