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Pyrethroid Neurotoxicity Studies With Bifenthrin Indicate a Mixed Type I/II Mode of Action

Pyrethroid Neurotoxicity Studies With Bifenthrin Indicate a Mixed Type I/II Mode of Action

Derek W Gammon, Zhiwei Liu, Appavu Chandrasekaran, Shaaban F El-Naggar, Yuri A Kuryshev, Sharon Jackson

Pest Manag Sci. 2019 Apr;75(4):1190-1197.

PMID: 30548793

Abstract:

Background:
Bifenthrin is usually considered a Type I pyrethroid, because it lacks an α-CN group present in Type II pyrethroids, but some previous studies suggest a mixed Type I/II mode-of-action. Results are presented for bifenthrin in a rat developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) study along with effects on Na currents in human VGSC subtypes. Molecular modeling comparisons were also made for bifenthrin and other pyrethroids.
Results:
In a rat DNT study, bifenthrin produced tremors and clonic convulsions in dams and pups and slightly reduced acoustic startle response amplitude, and increased Tmax, at PND20 in females. Similar blood levels of bifenthrin were measured in dams and pups at each dose level i.e. no concentration in pups. In human VGSC experiments, using the Nav1.8 subtype, bifenthrin's effects on inactivation were slight, as for Type II pyrethroids, but without large prolongation of the tail current (deactivation) seen with Type II. Molecular modeling of bifenthrin indicates that the o-Me group may occupy a similar space to the α-CN group of cypermethrin and fenpropathrin.
Conclusion:
In a DNT study and on human Nav1.8 tail currents bifenthrin showed Type I and II effects, similar to some published studies. Overall, bifenthrin acts as a mixed Type I/II pyrethroid. © 2018 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP99267182-A	Bifenthrin		99267-18-2	Price

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