| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| AD | atopic dermatitis |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| BLMH | bleomycin hydrolase |
| BAM | border-associated macrophage |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| OVA | chicken-egg albumin-ovalbumin |
| CRH | corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| DMTS | delayed matching to sample |
| DREADDS | Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs |
| DRG | dorsal root ganglion |
| EPM | elevated plus maze |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| 5CSRTT | five-choice serial-reaction time task |
| 4BC test | four-bottle choice test |
| GC | glucocorticoid hormone |
| HPA axis | hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis |
| IMQ | imiquimod |
| IEG | immediate early gene |
| IL | interleukin |
| LDP | long-term depression |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| MBT | marble burying test |
| mPFC | medial prefrontal cortex |
| MGB axis | microbiota-gut-brain axis |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| NT | neurotensin |
| ORT | object recognition test |
| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| OF | open field |
| OXA | oxazolone |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| POMC | pro-opiomelanocortin |
| STAT3 | signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 |
| Scd1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| SP | substance P |
| TSLP | thymic stromal lymphopoietin |
| TARC | thymus and activation-regulated chemokine |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TrkB | tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| 2BC test | two-bottle choice test |
| Th17 | type 17 T helper |
| Th2 | type 2 T helper |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |