Abstract
High-carbohydrate containing diets have become a precursor to glucose-mediated protein glycation which has been linked to an increase in diabetic and cardiovascular complications. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of (R)-α-lipoic acid (ALA) against glucose-induced myoglobin glycation and the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in vitro. Methods: The effect of ALA on myoglobin glycation was determined via the formation of AGEs fluorescence intensity, iron released from the heme moiety of myoglobin and the level of fructosamine. The extent of glycation-induced myoglobin oxidation was measured via the levels of protein carbonyl and thiol. Results: The results showed that the co-incubation of ALA (1, 2 and 4 mM) with myoglobin (1 mg/mL) and glucose (1 M) significantly decreased the levels of fructosamine, which is directly associated with the decrease in the formation of AGEs. Furthermore, ALA significantly reduced the release of free iron from myoglobin which is attributed to the protection of myoglobin from glucose-induced glycation. The results also demonstrated a significant protective effect of ALA on myoglobin from oxidative damage, as seen from the decreased protein carbonyls and increased protein thiols. Conclusion: The anti-glycation properties of ALA suggest that ALA supplementation may be beneficial in the prevention of AGEs-mediated diabetic and cardiovascular complications.
Highlights
Myoglobin is an iron-containing protein expressed in the cardiac myocardium and in skeletal muscle and plays an important role in the storage and transport of molecular oxygen for cellular respiration [1,2,3,4,5]
The prolonged incubation of myoglobin with glucose produces fructosamine, followed by the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which eventually lead to intra- and/or inter-molecular cross-linking of long-lived proteins [11,12,13]
We investigated the effects of ALA on glucose-induced myoglobin glycation and AGEs formation
Summary
Myoglobin is an iron-containing protein expressed in the cardiac myocardium and in skeletal muscle and plays an important role in the storage and transport of molecular oxygen for cellular respiration [1,2,3,4,5]. The prolonged incubation of myoglobin with glucose produces fructosamine, followed by the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which eventually lead to intra- and/or inter-molecular cross-linking of long-lived proteins [11,12,13]. The increased production of AGEs associated with diabetes is commonly reported as a central cause in the development of diabetic microvascular and macrovascular complications [15] including cardiovascular abnormalities, diabetic ketoacidosis and renal failure [16,17,18,19]
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