List of abbreviations
IBD: inflammatory bowel disease
T. spiralis : Trichinella spiralis
C. rodentium : Citrobacter rodentium
Tregs: regulatory T cells
MLNs: mesenteric lymph nodes
UC: ulcerative colitis
CD: Crohn’s disease
EPEC: Escherichia coli
EHEC: enterohaemorrhagic E. coli
TGF-β: Transforming growth factor-β
IL: interleukin
ELISA: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
SPF: specific pathogen free
DAI: disease activity index
TNBS: 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid
DNBS: dinitrobenzenesulfonate