Effect of astaxanthin on metabolic cataract in rats with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

CONCLUSIONS: Astaxanthin may play an antioxidant role in the lens. Additionally, it exerts a protective function in the lens by delaying the development and progression of metabolic cataract and inhibiting the oxidative stress of lens in diabetic rats. PMID: 31923424 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31923424?dopt=Abstract

Source: Experimental and Molecular Pathology - January 6, 2020 Category: Pathology Authors: Yang M, Chen Y, Zhao T, Wang Z Tags: Exp Mol Pathol Source Type: research