Table 1. Plasma parameters in male Sprague-Dawley rats 15 days after balloon injury vs. sham rats (n = 6).

Variable	Sham	Injury	Injury+LiCl
ALT (U/L)	54.3±1.23	54±0.70	48.9±0.75
AST (U/L)	172.1±1.23	180.9±0.70	206.3±0.75
ALP (U/L)	115.5±25.31	134.1±5.37	113.55±20.15
GGT (U/L)	2.45±0.50	3.9±0.14*	2.6±0.85
LDH (U/L)	1643.5±78.49	1696±193.75	1806±65.05
Plasma Li+ (mmol/L)	___	___	0.08±0.01

Values are mean ± SEM. Note: all the plasma parameters measured in injured or injured+LiCl group did not change significantly when compared with the sham group except GGT.

^* P<0.05 compared with the sham group. ALT, alanine aminotranferease; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, γ-glutamyltransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.