Research Article

Ixeris dentata NAKAI Reduces Clinical Score and HIF-1 Expression in Experimental Colitis in Mice

Table 2

Criteria for assessment of microscopic rectal damage.

ScoreRemarks

0Normal colonic mucosa
1Loss of one-third of the crypts
2Loss of two-third of the crypts
3Lamina propria covered with a single layer of epithelial cells with mild inflammatory cell infiltration
4Erosions and marked inflammatory cell infiltration