Research Article

Pharmacological Inhibition of Gal-3 in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Their Capacity to Promote Alternative Activation of Macrophages in Dextran Sulphate Sodium-Induced Colitis

Table 1

Criteria for scoring the Disease Activity Index of IBD (DAI).

ScoreWeight lossStool consistencyVisible blood in feces

0No weight lossNormalNo bleeding
11–5%
26–10%LooseSlight bleeding
311–15%
4>15%DiarrheaGross bleeding

DAI value is calculated as the sum of scores of weight loss, stool consistency, and blood in feces.