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Table 7 Semiquantitative scoring systems for murine hepatic and pancreatic disease models

From: Multiparametric and semiquantitative scoring systems for the evaluation of mouse model histopathology - a systematic review

Disease model

Scoring system: parameters (scale width)

Citations

Hepatic disease

Chronic active hepatitis [107]

Periportal bridging (0–10), intralobular necrosis, portal inflammation, fibrosis (each 0–4)

2,609

Chronic hepatitis [106]

Periportal/septal inflammation (0–4), confluent necrosis (0–6), focal necrosis/apoptosis/inflammation (0–6), portal inflammation (0–4), fibrosis (0–6)

2,001

Chronic hepatitis [110]

Mitotic activity, portal inflammation, ductular proliferation, councilman bodies, fibrosis (each 0–3)

107

Hepatic fibrosis [108]

Centrolobular vein/perisinusoidal space fibrosis (each 0–2), portal tract fibrosis (0–3), septa number (0–3), septa width (0–5)

135

Acute hepatitis [111]

Steatosis (0–4), necrosis, inflammation (each 0–2),

218

Acute hepatitis [109]

Portal/lobular inflammation (each 0–3)

41

Nutritional hepatopathy [112]

Hepatocyte degeneration, portal inflammation, portal fibrosis (each 0–3)

25

Alcohol-induced hepatopathy [113]

Steatosis (%), inflammation/necrosis/fibrosis (each 0–2)

8

Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis [114]

Steatosis (0–3), hepatocellular ballooning (0–2), lobular inflammation (0–2)

1,149

Hepatic ischemia [115]

Location, necrosis (together 0–4)

12

Pancreatic disease

Acute pancreatits [116]

Edema, necrosis, inflammation, hemorrhage, fat necrosis (each 0–4)

307

Acute pancreatitis [117]

Edema, necrosis, inflammation, vacuolization (each 0–4)

144

Acute pancreatitis [118]

Edema, necrosis, inflammation, hemorrhage (each 0–4)

89

Acute pancreatitis [119]

Acinar-cell ghosts (%), acinar cells vacuolization/swelling (%)

42

Ischemia-induced acute pancreatitis [120]

Edema, necrosis, infiltration, hemorrhage, vacuolization (each 0–3)

14

Autoimmune pancreatitis [121]

Infiltration, necrosis, lipomatosis (0–4)

42

Insulitis [122]

Islet infiltration, destruction, atrophy (0–5)

49