Effects of a hindered amine light stabilizer and a UV light absorber used in maxillofacial elastomers on human gingival epithelial cells and fibroblasts.

摘要

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Ultraviolet light absorber (UVA) and hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) retard sun-induced pigment degradation in silicone elastomeric maxillofacial prostheses. HALS inhibits polymer degradation and UVA dissipates UV radiation. Their effects on oral cells are unknown. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of UVA and HALS on membrane integrity, viability, and proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts and epithelial cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Tinuvin 123 (HALS) and Tinuvin 213 (UVA) were assessed for cytotoxicity, individually and in a 1:1 ratio (used in elastomers; HALS/UVA). The cells were exposed to HALS, UVA, or HALS/UVA (or control media containing only the diluent), and colorimetric assays measured membrane damage, viability, and proliferation. The data (% cytotoxicity or % control) were analyzed using 3-way cross-classified fixed effects ANOVA (alpha=.05). RESULTS: HALS did not negatively affect either cell type. UVA or HALS/UVA (>or= approximately 0.004%) decreased viability by >or=90% in both cell lines; lower concentrations decreased activity in epithelial cells while increasing it in fibroblasts. UVA or HALS/UVA damaged membranes of both cell lines, but epithelial cells were more resistant. UVA or HALS/UVA inhibited proliferation of both cell types similarly. There was a slight synergistic effect of HALS and UVA on membrane damage in both cell lines, but generally not on other parameters. CONCLUSIONS: Although it is unknown if HALS or UVA leaches from silicone elastomers in vivo, these data suggest that relative resistance of epithelial cells to UVA-induced membrane damage, and UVA's stimulation of fibroblast viability at some concentrations, might provide some protective effect.