| AKTi | protein kinase B inhibitor |
| AvBD9 | avian β-defensin 9 |
| CaChi | calcium-channel inhibitor |
| CLDN1 | claudin 1 |
| D2DRi | dopamine receptor D2 inhibitor |
| EGFRi | epidermal growth factor receptor antagonist |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HDACi | HDAC inhibitor |
| HDPs | host defense peptides |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 antagonist |
| HH1Ri | histamine H1 receptor inhibitor |
| HMT | histone methyltransferase inhibitor |
| HMT | HMT inhibitor |
| HTS | high-throughput screening |
| MIC | minimum inhibitory concentration |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MUC2 | mucin 2 |
| NF-κBi | inhibitor to nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NRi | noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor |
| p53a | p53 activator |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PI3Ki | phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase inhibitor |
| RT-qPCR | reverse transcriptase-quantitative PCR |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| TJP1 | tight junction protein 1 |
| TOPIIi | topoisomerase II inhibitor |