Adrenergic means "working on adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine)"[1][2] (or on their receptors). When not further qualified, it is usually used in the sense of enhancing or mimicking the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the body.
- Adrenergic nervous system, a part of the autonomic nervous system that uses epinephrine or norepinephrine as its neurotransmitter[3]
Regarding proteins:
- Adrenergic receptor, a receptor type for epinephrine and norepinephrine; subtypes include α1, α2, β1, β2, and β3 receptors
- Adrenergic transporter (norepinephrine transporter), a protein transporting norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft into nerve cells
Regarding pharmaceutical drugs:
- Adrenergic receptor agonist, a type of drug activating one or more subtypes of adrenergic receptors
- This includes drugs regulating blood pressure and antiasthmatic drugs.
- Adrenergic receptor antagonist, a type of drug blocking one or more subtypes of adrenergic receptors
- This mainly includes drugs lowering blood pressure.
- Adrenergic reuptake inhibitor, a type of drug blocking the norepinephrine transporter
- This includes antidepressants and drugs against ADHD.
See also[edit]
- Dopaminergic
- GABAergic
- Nootropic
- Serotonergic
- Glutamatergic
- Racetam
- List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
- Cholinergic
- Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
References[edit]
- ^ Brunton, Laurence; Lazo, John S.; Parker, Keith (2006). Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (11 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-142280-3.
- ^ Thomas L. Lemke; David A. Williams, eds. (2007). Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry (6 ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Willams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-6879-5.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Physiology and Function of the Alpha-Adrenergic Nervous System". Medspace. Retrieved 10 December 2015.