Compounds containing a primary amino group can protect against light-induced retinal degeneration in a mouse model of Stargardt’s disease and age-related retinal degeneration by forming a transient Schiff base with all-trans-retinal, lowering its intracellular concentration and preventing accumulation of lipofuscin chromophores in the eye.
- Akiko Maeda
- Marcin Golczak
- Krzysztof Palczewski
