Glycation alters ligand binding, enzymatic, and pharmacological properties of human albumin

Biochemistry. 2015 May 19;54(19):3051-62. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00273. Epub 2015 May 6.

Abstract

Albumin, the major circulating protein in blood plasma, can be subjected to an increased level of glycation in a diabetic context. Albumin exerts crucial pharmacological activities through its drug binding capacity, i.e., ketoprofen, and via its esterase-like activity, allowing the conversion of prodrugs into active drugs. In this study, the impact of the glucose-mediated glycation on the pharmacological and biochemical properties of human albumin was investigated. Aggregation product levels and the redox state were quantified to assess the impact of glycation-mediated changes on the structural properties of albumin. Glucose-mediated changes in ketoprofen binding properties and esterase-like activity were evaluated using fluorescence spectroscopy and p-nitrophenyl acetate hydrolysis assays, respectively. With the exception of oxidative parameters, significant dose-dependent alterations in biochemical and functional properties of in vitro glycated albumin were observed. We also found that the dose-dependent increase in levels of glycation and protein aggregation and average molecular mass changes correlated with a gradual decrease in the affinity of albumin for ketoprofen and its esterase-like property. In parallel, significant alterations in both pharmacological properties were also evidenced in albumin purified from diabetic patients. Partial least-squares regression analyses established a significant correlation between glycation-mediated changes in biochemical and pharmacological properties of albumin, highlighting the important role for glycation in the variability of the drug response in a diabetic situation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Albumins / chemistry*
  • Albumins / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Glycated Serum Albumin
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • Ketoprofen / chemistry
  • Ketoprofen / metabolism
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Serum Albumin / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced
  • Serum Albumin
  • Ketoprofen
  • Glycated Serum Albumin