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. 2023 Sep 8;18(1):111. doi: 10.1186/s11671-023-03891-9

Table 3.

Histopathology signs [18]

Kidney
Glomerulus state Glomerulus shrinkage/capsule space dilation
Tubular state Epithelial cell flattening, epithelial cell vacuolation, epithelial cell desquamation/loss, loss of brush border, tubular atrophy, tubular dilation
Inflammation/necrosis signs Eosinophilic cast deposition, tubular epithelial necrosisa, interstitial nephritis, glomerulonephritis, hemorrhagesa, vessel dilation
Abnormal regeneration Connective tissue accumulation, tubular hyperplasia, tubular basophilia
Liver
Hepatocytes alteration Lipid dystrophy, ground-glass hepatocytes, eosinophilic alteration, basophilic alteration
Regeneration Hepatocellular hypertrophy, polyploid cells
Inflammation/necrosis signs Vessel congestion/dilation, blood sinusoids dilation, lympho-histiocytes accumulation loci, Kupffer cell diffuse accumulation, necrotic locia, apoptotic locia
Connective tissue accumulation
Spleen
Hypo/hyperplasia Lymphoid hypoplasia as reduced white pulp, lymphoid atrophy, red pulp hyperplasia, white pulp hyperplasia, megakaryocytosis, marginal zone hyperplasia
Inflammation/necrosis signs Necrosisa, hemorrhagesa
Accumulations Lipid accumulation, pigmentation, connective tissue accumulation

Trait intensity score: “0”—not observed or less than 10%; “+”—less than 50%; “++ ”—less than 80%; “+ + + ”—more than 80% of field of view/number if counted

a“0”—not observed; “+”—small occasional, “++”—small frequent, “+++”—large occasional, “++++”—large frequent