| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides |
| BM | brain metastasis |
| CDT | cytolethal distending toxin |
| CNF1 | cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DM | distant metastasis |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| GLA | gut–lung axis |
| GPCRs | G protein-coupled receptors |
| ICIs | immune checkpoint inhibitors |
| MAITs | mucosal-associated invariant T cells |
| MIS | mucosal immune system |
| NGPs | next-generation probiotics |
| NK | natural killer |
| NSCLCs | non-small-cell lung cancers |
| PCs | plasma cells |
| PPs | Peyer’s patches |
| SCFAs | short-chain fatty acids |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TNM | tumor-node-metastasis stage |