Gardenia jasminoides Ellis Fruit Extracts Attenuated Colitis in 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Rats

Table 1

Histopathological scoring pattern in colon tissue.

Histopathological scoring	Microscopic colon damage
0	Normal colonic tissue
1	Inflammation or focal ulceration limited to the mucosa
2	Focal or extensive ulceration and inflammation limited to the mucosa and the submucosa
3	Focal or extensive ulceration and inflammation limited with involvement of the muscularis propria
4	Focal or extensive ulceration and inflammation limited with involvement of the serosa
5	Extensive ulceration and transmural inflammation with involvement of the serosa