Open AccessDetermination of the Phototoxicity Potential of Commercially Available Tattoo Inks Using the 3T3-neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test
Author(s) -
Elif Gözde Utku Türk,
Ayşe Tarbın Jannuzzi,
Büket Alpertunga
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2148-6247
pISSN - 1304-530X
DOI - 10.4274/tjps.galenos.2021.86344
Subject(s) - phototoxicity , neutral red , chemistry , chromatography , in vitro , cytotoxicity , biochemistry
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.