PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SPIRULINA MAXIMA EXTRACT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING RETINAL DISEASES

摘要

A Spirulina maxima extract of the present invention and Allophycocyanin (APC), R-phycoerythrin (R-PE), and C-phycocyanin (C-PC), which are components of the Spirulina maxima extract, show an effect of inhibiting cell death and A2E (pyridinium bis-retinoid), which is oxidized with a blue light, so that the present invention can be usefully applied as an active ingredient in a composition for preventing and treating retinal diseases.