Table 2

Fibrosis index and semi-quantitative score

Time after bile duct ligation (days)

Fibrosis index (%)

Semi-quantitative score

Portal fibrosis

Perisinusoidal fibrosis

Total score

0 (n = 3)

0.13 ± 0.04

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

3 (n = 5)

0.10 ± 0.03

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

7 (n = 5)

0.76 ± 0.11

0.60 ± 0.25

0.0 ± 0.0

0.60 ± 0.25

10 (n = 5)

1.65 ± 0.22

1.40 ± 0.25

0.25 ± 0.25

1.67 ± 0.25

14 (n = 5)

4.75 ± 0.35

2.4 ± 0.25

1.0 ± 0.0

3.40 ± 0.24

20 (n = 4)

5.02 ± 0.47

3.0 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 0.0

4.0 ± 0.0

30 (n = 5)

5.45 ± 0.35

2.8 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.25

4.20 ± 0.20

60 (n = 6)

5.63 ± 0.25

3.0 ± 0.0

1.8 ± 0.17

4.83 ± 0.17

Fibrosis index (% Sirius Red stain) and semi-quantitative score consisting of portal fibrosis score, perisinusoidal score and total score (mean +/- standard error of mean; see Table 1)

Huss et al. Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2010 3:10   doi:10.1186/1755-1536-3-10