• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Contact photoallergy testing of sunscreens in guinea pigs
  • Beteiligte: Frank Gerberick, G.; Ryan, Cindy A.
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 1989
  • Erschienen in: Contact Dermatitis, 20 (1989) 4, Seite 251-259
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1989.tb03141.x
  • ISSN: 0105-1873; 1600-0536
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  • Beschreibung: The potential of 3 sunscreens (p‐aminobenzoic acid, 4‐isopropyldibenzoylmethane and homosalate) and 2 known human photoallergens (musk ambrette and tetrachlorosalicylanilide) to cause photoallergy, phototoxicity, and/or contact sensitization was determined using a guinea pig photoallergy model, as previously described by Harber and associates. The model was slightly modified by employing 6 exposures over 2 weeks and using Hill Top Chambers® for application of the test material. Contact photoallergy was detected in guinea pigs treated with musk ambrette or tetrachlorosalicylanilide (TCSA), although with TCSA, a lower incidence of contact sensitivity and phototoxicity was also detected. The results of studies conducted with sunscreens showed that p–aminobenzoic acid was photoallergenic, whereas homosalate and 4‐isopropyl‐dibenzoylmethane (Eusolex® 8020) were not. However, contact sensitization, and to a lesser degree primary irritation, was detected with Eusolex® 8020 at the concentrations employed in this study. The results of these studies suggest that this guinea pig model is a suitable model for assessing the photoallergic potential of various compounds, including the sunscreens tested in this study.