Table 4.

Light microscope findings with HE staining

Subject (No.)	Number of injured glomeruli in different degrees				Cells per glomerulus	Characteristics of glomeruli
	Intact	Segmental sclerosing	Global sclerosing	Superseded		Volume	Bowman’s capsule	Endothelial cells	Endotheliosis	Podocytes	Mesangial cells	Mesangial matrix	Patency of capillary loops
1	11	3	0	4	110 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	One capsule wall thickened and laminated, two adhesions of glomerulus and capsule	Vacuolation	None	Vacuolation	Proliferation	Segmental increase	Poor
2	21	0	0	3	105 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	No thickening lamination, or adhesions	Vacuolation	Moderate	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	Slight segmental increase	Good
3	28	0	5	0	105 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	One capsule wall thickened and laminated, two adhesions of glomerulus and capsule, one parvicellular crescent and two cellular fibrinous crescents	Vacuolation	Moderate	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	Slight segmental increase	Good
4	38	0	0	0	100 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	No thickening, lamination, or adhesions	In pairs and partial vacuolation	Mild	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	No increase	Fair
5	11	0	0	0	110 ± 10	Enlarged	Two capsule walls thickened and laminated, no adhesions, inflammatory cell infiltration around glomerulus	In pairs and partial vacuolation	Mild	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	Slight increase	Fair
6	24	0	0	0	100 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	No thickening, lamination, or adhesions	In pairs and swollen	Severe	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	Slight increase	Fair
7	26	2	0	0	105 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	Two capsule walls thickened and laminated, one adhesion of glomerulus and capsule	In pairs and partial vacuolation	Mild	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	No increase	Fair
8	46	0	0	0	100 ± 10	Slightly enlarged	No thickening, lamination, or adhesions	In pairs and partial vacuolation	Mild	Vacuolation	Mild proliferation	No increase	Fair