Morphological study on colonic pathology in ulcerative colitis treated by moxibustion

Table 1 The histologic changes of 13 cases with UC

	n	Chronic mucosal inflammation				Neutrophil infiltration reduction				Decrease of goblet cells
		-	+	++	+++	-	+	++	+++	-	+	++	+++
Before treatment	13	0	0	4	9	0	1	5	7	0	1	5	7
After treatment	13	1	11	1	0	10	3	0	0	7	4	2	0

χ² test: χ² = 20.69, P < 0.001; χ² = 21.09, P < 0.001; χ² = 16.71, P < 0.001

Table 2 Histologic changes of 13 cases with UC

	n	Neutrophil infiltration in the interepithilium				Crypt abscess, abscess near crypt and ulceration of mucosa
		-	+	++	+++	-	+	++	+++
Before treatment	13	3	5	5	0	1	2	6	4
After treatment	13	10	2	1	0	13	0	0	0

χ² test: χ² = 7.07, P < 0.01; χ² = 18.78, P < 0.001.