Relationship between Mast Cells and the Colitis with Relapse Induced by Trinitrobenzesulphonic Acid in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Criteria for assessment of macroscopic colonic damage.

Score	Criteria
0	No damage
1	Hyperemia, no ulcers
2	Linear ulcer with no significant inflammation
3	Linear ulcer with inflammation at one site
4	Two or more sites of ulceration/inflammation
5	Two or more major sites of ulceration and inflammation or one site of ulceration/inflammation extending >1 cm along the length of the colon
6–10	If damage covers >2 cm along the colon, the score is increased by 1 for each additional centimeter of involvement