Research Article

Effects of Methanol Fraction from Leaves of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi on Nociception and Spinal-Cord Oxidative Biomarkers in Rats with Neuropathic Pain

Table 3

Effect of the methanol fraction (MeF) from Schinus terebinthifolius on blood parameters of liver function in naive rats.

ParametersExperimental groups
SalineMeF

AST (UI/L)32.49 ± 1.6527.16 ± 3.10
ALT (UI/L)51.57 ± 1.4147.00 ± 1.93
GGT (UI/L)28.50 ± 3.2124.45 ± 4.58
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)2.07 ± 0.302.09 ± 0.24
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)1.04 ± 0.161.57 ± 0.31
Indirect bilirubin (mg/dL)0.89 ± 0.190.52 ± 0.10

Data represent mean ± SE. rats/group. AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, and GGT: gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase.