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Acrolein, when concentrated in the urine, triggers oxidative stress, leading to urothelial inflammation and cell death. Given that albumin is the most abundant plasma protein that contains free thiol groups capable of neutralizing electrophiles and oxidants, we, therefore, hypothesized that albumin could mitigate CYP-induced bladder injury. Here, we tested this hypothesis. In CYP-induced mouse cystitis, albumin administration markedly reduced bladder enlargement, edema, and hemorrhage, effectively normalizing the bladder weight. Albumin also reduced bladder oxidative injury and preserved the expression of anti-ferroptotic proteins, including the cystine\/glutamate antiporter xCT and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). In addition, albumin-treated mice showed less leakage of inflammatory protein into bladder tissue. In vitro, albumin protected urothelial cells from acrolein-induced cell death. It also significantly prevented H2O2-induced cytotoxicity. 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