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Beta-adrenergic agonists
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Beta-adrenergic agonists are adrenergic agonists which act upon the beta receptors.[1]
β1 agonists
β1 agonists
β1 agonists: stimulates adenylyl cyclase activity; opening of calcium channel. (cardiac stimulants; used to treat cardiogenic shock, acute heart failure, bradyarrhythmias). Selected examples are:
- Dobutamine
- Isoproterenol (β1 and β2)
β2 agonists
β2 agonists
β2 agonists: stimulates adenylyl cyclase activity; closing of calcium channel (smooth muscle relaxants; used to treat asthma and COPD). Selected examples are:
- salbutamol (albuterol in USA)
- Fenoterol
- Formoterol
- Isoproterenol (β1 and β2)
- Metaproterenol
- Salmeterol
- Terbutaline
- Clenbuterol
Undetermined/unsorted
The following agents are also listed as agonists by MeSH.[2]
- arbutamine
- befunolol
- bromoacetylalprenololmenthane
- broxaterol
- cimaterol
- cirazoline
- denopamine
- dopexamine
- epinephrine
- etilefrine
- hexoprenaline
- higenamine
- isoetharine
- isoxsuprine
- mabuterol
- methoxyphenamine
- nylidrin
- oxyfedrine
- pirbuterol
- prenalterol
- procaterol
- ractopamine
- reproterol
- rimiterol
- ritodrine
- tretoquinol
- tulobuterol
- xamoterol
- zinterol
References
References
- ↑ Adrenergic+beta-Agonists at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ↑ Template:MeshPharmaList
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