Research Article

Effect of Tripterygium wilfordii Polycoride on the NOXs-ROS-NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling Pathway in Mice with Ulcerative Colitis

Table 2

The criteria of histological scores.

FeaturesScoresDescription

Epithelium0Normal morphology
1Loss of goblet cells
2Loss of goblet cells in large areas
3Loss of crypts
4Loss of crypts in large areas

Infiltration0No infiltration
1Infiltration around crypt bases
2Infiltration reaching the muscularis mucosa
3Extensive infiltration reaching the muscularis mucosa and thickening of the mucosa with abundant edema
4Infiltration of the submucosa