| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| DMT2 | Diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel diseases |
| CAC | Colitis-associated cancer |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| TGFα | Transforming growth factor-alpha |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| ADAM | A disintegrin and metalloproteinase |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| BMI | Body mass index |