| GIT | Gastrointestinal tract |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| Treg | Foxp3+ regulatory T cells |
| Th17 | T helper 17 cells |
| PRRs | Pattern recognition receptors |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| APCs | Antigen-presenting cells |
| SCFAs | Short-chain fatty acids |
| ILCs | Innate lymphoid cells |
| FMT | Fecal microbiota transplantation |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| NOD2 | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 |
| MDP | Muramyl dipeptide |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine-N-oxide |
| CRC | Colorectal carcinoma |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| ICIs | Checkpoint inhibitors |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death ligand 1 |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| SFB | Segmented filamentous bacteria |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| IEB | Intestinal–epithelial barrier |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| GPR | G-protein receptor |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| IEL | Intraepithelial lymphocytes |
| IL | Interleukin |
| RORγ | RAR-related orphan receptor gamma |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| GPR | G-protein receptor |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| HSD | High-salt diet |
| F/B ratio | Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio |
| NaCl | Sodium chloride |
| CDI | Clostridium difficile infection |
| TGFβ | Tumor growth factor beta |
| CA | Cholic acid |
| DCA | Deoxycholic acid |
| UDCA | Ursodeoxycholic acid |
| LCA | Lithocholic acid |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| TIDM | Type I diabetes mellitus |
| TIIDM | Type II diabetes mellitus |