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Table 1 Criterion for assessment of colonic damage

From: Herb-partitioned moxibustion upregulated the expression of colonic epithelial tight junction-related proteins in Crohn’s disease model rats

 

Macroscopic score

 

Adhesions

None

0

Minimal

1

Involving several bowel loops

2

Strictures

None

0

mild

2

Severe, proximal dilatation

3

Ulcers

None

0

Linear ulceration <1 cm

1

Two linear ulcers <1 cm

2

More sites of ulceration or one large ulcer >1 cm

3

Wall thickness

Less than 1 mm

0

1–3 mm

1

More than 1 mm

2

Maximum score

 

10