Research Article
Portulaca Extract Attenuates Development of Dextran Sulfate Sodium Induced Colitis in Mice through Activation of PPARγ
Table 3
Histology scoring.
| Lesions of colonic epithelium | Granulocyte infiltration of intestine mucosa | Granulocyte infiltration of submucosa | Score |
| Normal | Normal | Normal | 0 | Cellular proliferation/anomalous crypt/absence of goblet cell | Mild | Mild to moderate | 1 | Absence of intestinal crypt (10%–50%) | Moderate | Severe | 2 | Absence of intestinal crypt (50%–90%) | Severe | | 3 | Entire absence of intestinal crypt with integral epithelia | | | 4 | Mild to moderate ulceration epithelia | | | 5 | Severe ulceration | | | 6 |
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