Cardiovascular disorders, especially acute coronary syndromes, are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are associated with cardiovascular disease and serve as biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction. In this study, we investigated the utility of AGEs as prognostic biomarkers for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We measured AGEs in serum samples of AMI patients (N = 27) using the cupric ion reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) method on days 0, 2, 14, 30, and 90 after AMI, and the correlation of serum AGE concentration and post-AMI duration was determined using Spearman's correlation analysis. Compared to total serum protein, the level of CUPRAC reactive AGEs was increased from 0.9 to 2.1 times between 0-90 days after AMI incident. Furthermore, the glycation pattern and Spearman's correlation analysis revealed four dominant patterns of AGE concentration changes in AMI patients: stable AGE levels (straight line with no peak), continuous increase, single peak pattern, and multimodal pattern (two or more peaks). In conclusion, CUPRAC-reactive AGEs can be developed as a potential prognostic biomarker for AMI through long-term clinical studies.
Keywords: AMI; CUPRAC; albumin; glycation; human serum.