Human Serum Albumin Cys³⁴ Oxidative Modifications following Infiltration in the Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque

Figure 2

Degree of HSA-Cys³⁴ labelling by F5M in plasma and in the corresponding plaque extracts expressed as fluorescent band intensity normalized for μg of HSA (a) obtained by image analysis of 1D gels. Circulating HSA (lanes 1, 3,…) and the corresponding plaque-filtered form (lanes 2, 4,…) from 10 representative patients are reported (b). CBB: Coomassie Brilliant Blue; F5M: fluorescein-5 maleimide.

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