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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Human Serum Albumin Misfolding in Aging and Disease.

Francis H C Tsao, Keith C Meyer

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francis H C TsaoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
Keith C MeyerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-dependent conformational stability of human serum albumin was determined by the method of fluorescent bilayer liposome assay. After pre-heating at 80 °C, albumin in the sera of 74-year-old healthy subjects exhibited hydrophobic effects on liposomes and made liposomal membrane phospholipids more susceptible to hydrolysis by the lipolytic enzyme phospholipase A2. In contrast, albumin in the sera of 24-year-old individuals was stable at 80 °C and displayed no increased hydrophobic effects on liposomes. The results suggest that albumin in the sera of 74-year-old subjects is more easily converted to a misfolded form in which its protein structure is altered when compared to albumin in the sera of 24-year-old individuals. Misfolded albumin can lose its ability to carry out its normal homeostatic functions and may promote alterations in membrane integrity under inflammatory conditions. However, our investigation has limitations that include the lack of testing sera from large numbers of individuals across a broad range of age to validate our preliminary observations of age-dependent differences in albumin stability and its interactions with liposomes.

Indexed as

AgingLiposomesProtein FoldingSerum Albumin, HumanAgedAlbuminsHumansPhospholipases A2PhospholipidsProteinsYoung AdultAlbuminsLiposomesPhospholipases A2PhospholipidsProteinsSerum Albumin, HumanagealbumininflammationmisfoldingserumsPLA2

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PMID36232977
PMCPMC9570425
OpenAlexW4303699314

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