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DOES LOW MERCURY CONTAINING SKIN-LIGHTENING CREAM (FAIR & LOVELY) AFFECT THE KIDNEY, LIVER, AND BRAIN OF FEMALE MICE? 

Authors: Iman Al-Saleh a;  Inaam El-Doush a;  Neptune Shinwari a;  Raid Al-Baradei a;  Fathia Khogali b; Mona Al-Amodi b
Affiliations:   a Biological & Medical Research Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
b Departments of Science and Medical Studies for Women, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
DOI: 10.1081/CUS-200046179
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year
Published in: journal Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, Volume 24, Issue 1 March 2005 , pages 11 - 29
Formats available: HTML (English) : PDF (English)
Previously published as: Journal of Toxicology: Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology (0731-3829) until 2005
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Abstract

Fair & Lovely is an over-the-counter skin-lightening cream sold widely in Saudi markets. Its mercury content is 0.304±0.316 μg/g, in the range of 0.102 to 0.775 μg/g. This study was designed to evaluate its toxic effects on mice. The cream was applied on mice for a period of 1 month at different intervals. Mercury levels were measured in the liver, kidney, and brain tissue samples of a total of 75 adult female CD1 mice by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer coupled to a Vapor Generator Accessory. The mean mercury concentrations in the tissues of the treated mice were 0.193±0.319 μg/g; whereas for the control group, it was 0.041 μg/g±0.041μg/g. While the kidney was found to have the highest mercury content, the brain was found to have the lowest content. Treated mice showed a significant reduction in body weight. Marked histological changes were clearly noted in the kidney and, to a lesser extent, in the brain and liver. These results indicate that although Fair & Lovely mercury content is less than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permissible limits histopathological changes in the brain, kidney, and liver tissues are evidence of its possible toxicity.
Keywords: Mercury; Mice; Kidney; Liver; Brain; Histopathological effects; Fair & Lovely creams
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