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Systematic Scoring Analysis for Intestinal Inflammation in a Murine Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis Model
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Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Systematic Scoring Analysis for Intestinal Inflammation in a Murine Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis Model
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09:11 min

February 14, 2021

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:50Tissue Harvest
  • 02:24Preparation of Swiss Rolls
  • 03:57Digital Scanning and Analysis
  • 06:33Results: Histological Colitis Score and Percentage of Injury and Ulceration Correlates with Body Weight and Stool Index During DSS Experimental Colitis
  • 08:30Conclusion

Summary

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Systematic scoring of intestinal inflammation using a free computer-assisted system is a powerful tool to quantitatively compare histopathological changes in colitis models characterized by the presence of ulcers and inflammatory changes. Histological colitis score evaluation strengthens clinical observations and facilitates data interpretation.

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