Determination of the Phototoxicity Potential of Commercially Available Tattoo Inks Using the 3T3-neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test

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Utku Turk E. G., Jannuzzi A. T., Alpertunga B.

Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences, vol.19, no.1, pp.70-75, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.86344
  • Journal Name: Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.70-75
  • Keywords: Phototoxicity, in vitro phototoxicity, 3T3-NRU phototoxicity test, tattoo ink, BALB/c 3T3 cells, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS, ULTRAVIOLET, RADIATION, TOXICITY, EVENTS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Tattooing is an ancient practice and its popularity has been increasing in the recent years. After tattooing, complications may occur related to compose tattoo inks. In this study, the phototoxicity potential of the blue, red and black colors of the most commonly used three different commercially-available tattoo ink brands have been examined by performing in vitro 3T3-neutral red uptake (NRU) phototoxicity test.