@article{
author = "Uzelac, Tamara N. and Smiljanić, Katarina and Takić, Marija and Sarac, Ivana and Petovic-Oggiano, Gordana and Nikolić, Milan and Jovanović, Vesna B.",
year = "2024",
abstract = "The binding of ubiquitous serum ligands (free fatty acids) to human serum albumin (HSA)
or its glycation can affect thiol group reactivity, thus influencing its antioxidant activity. The effects
of stearic acid (SA) and glucose binding on HSA structural changes and thiol group content and
reactivity were monitored by fluoroscopy and the Ellman method during a 14-day incubation in
molar ratios to HSA that mimic pathophysiological conditions. Upon incubation with 5 mM glucose,
HSA glycation was the same as HSA without it, in three different HSA:SA molar ratios (HSA:SA-
1:1-2-4). The protective effect of SA on the antioxidant property of HSA under different glucose
regimes (5-10-20 mM) was significantly affected by molar ratios of HSA:SA. Thiol reactivity was fully
restored with 5–20 mM glucose at a 1:1 HSA:SA ratio, while the highest thiol content recovery was in
pathological glucose regimes at a 1:1 HSA:SA ratio. The SA affinity for HSA increased significantly
(1.5- and 1.3-fold, p < 0.01) with 5 and 10 mM glucose compared to the control. These results deepen
the knowledge about the possible regulation of the antioxidant role of HSA in diabetes and other
pathophysiological conditions and enable the design of future HSA-drug studies which, in turn, is
important for clinicians when designing information-based treatments.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "International Journal of Molecular Sciences",
title = "The Thiol Group Reactivity and the Antioxidant Property of Human Serum Albumin Are Controlled by the Joint Action of Fatty Acids and Glucose Binding",
volume = "5",
pages = "2335",
doi = "10.3390/ijms25042335"
}
