Ischemia-Modified Albumin and Plasma Albumin Levels
We measured Ischemia-Modified Albumin (IMA) levels by using cobalt
binding test developed by Bar- Or et al. [13]. Briefly, this method
is based on the binding of cobalt with dithiothreitol (DTT) and
measuring spectrophotometrically at 480 nm by adding a known amount of
cobalt into the serum. The results were expressed as absorbance units
(ABSU) (Abbot Architect C-8000). Plasma albumin levels were measured in
autoanalyzer by using bromecresol green method (Architect Plus, C-8000,
Abbott, USA).