The results show that photoreceptor cells die mainly of apoptosis in laser-induced retina degeneration and DMTU demonstrate the neropotective effect due to inhibition of lipid peroxidation.

• 结果表明,DMTU可以有效地抑制感光细胞的脂质过氧化,能明显减少损伤区域视网膜神经元的凋亡数目,保护视网膜组织的结构和形态。