Adrenergic Explained

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

• Dopaminergic
• GABAergic
• Nootropic
• Serotonergic
• Glutamatergic
• Racetam
• List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
• Cholinergic
• Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Notes and References

1. Book: Laurence . Brunton . John S. . Lazo . Keith . Parker . . 11 . McGraw-Hill . New York . 2006 . 0-07-142280-3 .
2. Book: Thomas L. Lemke. David A. Williams. Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry. 6. Lippincott Willams & Wilkins. Baltimore. 2007. 978-0-7817-6879-5.
3. Web site: The Physiology and Function of the Alpha-Adrenergic Nervous System . Medspace . 10 December 2015.