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

Table 2

Distribution of HSA-bound LMW thiols in plasma and plaque.

HSA-bound thiols	Plasma (%)	Plaque (%)	Plaque versus plasma 𝑃 value*
Cys-Gly	8.01±4.22	1.61±1.26	<0.001
Hcy	5.10±1.69	2.52±1.07	<0.001
Cys	85.84±5.15	89.78±5.80	<0.001
GSH	0.73±0.33	5.29±5.55	<0.001
Glu-Cys	0.32±0.15	0.79±0.54	<0.001

Values are mean ± SD.
Significant differences are reported in bold (𝑃<0.05).
∗Paired Student’s t-test.