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However, evidence regarding their relationship in young women who participate in structured exercise remains limited. This study aimed to investigate associations between regular exercise and serum IMA and \u2013SH concentrations in healthy young women to better understand potential exercise-related redox differences and sex-specific physiological profiles.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study included 30 healthy women aged 18\u201325 years, recruited from university campuses and local fitness facilities. Participants were assigned to an exercise group (n = 15), performing structured training \u22653 sessions per week for at least 1 year, or a sedentary control group (n = 15) with no structured exercise history. After ethical approval and informed consent, venous blood samples were drawn following overnight fasting. Serum IMA was measured using the albumin\u2013cobalt binding assay, while \u2013SH concentrations were determined via the Ellman method. All analyses were conducted in duplicate under standardized laboratory conditions. Independent samples t-tests and Cohen\u2019s d effect sizes with 95% confidence intervals were calculated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Baseline anthropometric variables (age, height, weight) did not differ significantly between groups (p &amp;gt; 0.05). Serum IMA levels were significantly higher in the exercise group than in controls (0.75 \u00b1 0.09 vs. 0.61 \u00b1 0.08 ABSU; p &amp;lt; 0.001; d = 1.65). Conversely, \u2013SH concentrations were significantly lower among exercising women (0.370 \u00b1 0.046 vs. 0.447 \u00b1 0.036 mmol\/L; p &amp;lt; 0.001; d = \u22121.88). Both biomarkers showed very large effect sizes, reflecting robust differences in oxidative stress and antioxidant defense associated with regular physical training.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional analysis indicates that regular structured exercise in young women is associated with a distinct redox profile characterized by elevated IMA and reduced \u2013SH levels. This dual pattern may reflect altered redox homeostasis with increased oxidative protein modification and greater thiol utilization. IMA and \u2013SH appear to be complementary biomarkers for evaluating exercise-related redox responses. Future longitudinal studies are needed to establish causal mechanisms and clinical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Registered at\n                      <jats:ext-link>ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      (NCT07181044) on 6 September 2025.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2025.1719454","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]],"date-time":"2025-11-20T05:12:00Z","timestamp":1763615520000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of regular exercise on ischemia-modified albumin and total sulfhydryl levels in young women: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"\u00d6mer Faruk","family":"Bilici","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Muhammed Zahit","family":"Kahraman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"T\u00fcrker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sinan","family":"Seyhan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mehmet Furkan","family":"Sahin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Halit","family":"Demir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"G\u00f6rkem","family":"Acar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Muhammed Fatih","family":"Bilici","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Caglar","family":"Soylu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tarkan","family":"S\u00f6\u011f\u00fct","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdullah","family":"Bakum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"121","DOI":"10.1016\/S0076-6879(84)05016-3","article-title":"Catalase in vitro","volume":"105","author":"Aebi","year":"1984","journal-title":"Methods Enzymol."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1925","DOI":"10.5897\/ajpp11.540","article-title":"Effects of acute exercise and aerobic exercise training on oxidative stress in young men and women","volume":"5","author":"Akku\u015f","year":"2011","journal-title":"Afr. 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