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Table 1 The severity of RA histology in tissue sections of control and CIA mice

From: Quantification of bone changes in a collagen-induced arthritis mouse model by reconstructed three dimensional micro-CT

  

Shoulder joint

Elbow joint

Knee joint

Ankle joint

  

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

Control mice

Mouse 1

inflammation

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

synovial hyperplasia

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

pannus formation

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

bone/cartilage loss

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Score

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

Mouse 2

inflammation

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

synovial hyperplasia

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

0

pannus formation

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

bone/cartilage loss

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

 

Score

4

2

2

3

1

0

1

0

Mouse 3

nd

        
 

CIA mice

Mouse 1

inflammation

0

2

3

2

2

3

3

3

synovial hyperplasia

1

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

pannus formation

0

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

bone/cartilage loss

0

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

 

Score

1

11

12

8

11

12

12

12

Mouse 2

inflammation

0

3

1

1

3

3

2

3

synovial hyperplasia

0

3

2

2

3

3

2

3

Pannus formation

0

3

2

2

3

3

2

3

bone/cartilage loss

1

2

1

2

3

3

2

3

 

Score

1

11

6

7

12

12

8

12

Mouse 3

inflammation

2

3

1

2

2

2

1

2

synovial hyperplasia

1

3

1

3

3

3

2

3

pannus formation

2

3

1

3

3

3

1

3

bone/cartilage loss

2

3

1

3

3

3

1

3

 

Score

7

12

4

11

11

11

5

11

Mouse 4

inflammation

3

3

3

2

3

2

3

3

synovial hyperplasia

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

pannus formation

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

bone/cartilage loss

3

3

3

2

3

3

3

3

 

Score

12

12

12

10

12

11

12

12

Mouse 5

inflammation

3

3

3

1

3

3

2

nd

synovial hyperplasia

2

3

3

1

3

3

3

nd

pannus formation

2

3

3

1

3

3

2

nd

bone/cartilage loss

1

3

2

1

2

3

2

nd

 

Score

8

12

11

4

11

12

9

nd

Mouse 6

nd

        
  1. Scoring for the severity of the joint lesions into four grades was assessed as follows: grade 0, normal; grade 1, slight; grade 2, moderate; grade 3, severe.
  2. nd = not done.