Methylene blue but not indigo carmine causes DNA damage to colonocytes in vitro and in vivo at concentrations used in clinical chromoendoscopy.
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D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects*; D004249:DNA Damage; D006801:Humans; D007203:Indigo Carmine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000009:adverse effects*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D004247:DNA; D007203:Indigo Carmine; D008751:Methylene Blue