[Effect of pyrethroids on rat brain synaptosomal ATPase activities]

In vitro Effect of several pyrethroids on rat brain synaptosomal ATPase activities was investigated. No significant changes in Na+, K+-ATPase and oligomycin-insensitive Mg2+-ATPase activities were observed under present experimental conditions, but all pyrethroids tested caused significant inhibition of oligomycin-sensitive Mg2+-ATPase activity with certain concentration dependence. The results suggest a possibility that pyrethroids may alter the cellular energy metabolism of the nervous system.