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A drug that exerts the same effect as adrenaline.

1. describing a nerve or other cell, or cell receptor (see adrenoceptor) that is activated by epinephrine, norepinephrine, or an epinephrine-like substance.
2. any nerve that acts by releasing epinephrine, norepinephrine, or an epinephrine-like substance from its nerve ending. See also cholinergic, GABAergic, noradrenergic, peptidergic, purinergic, serotonergic.

1. activated by, characteristic of, or secreting epinephrine or substances with activities similar to those of epinephrine. The term is applied to those nerve fibers of the sympathetic nervous system that release norepinephrine (and possibly small amounts of epinephrine) at a synapse when a nerve impulse passes.
2. an agent that acts like epinephrine. Called also sympathomimetic.

• a. agents — sympathomimetic amines which exert their effects on adrenergic receptors of effector cells innervated by the sympathetic nervous system. The administration of these adrenergic agonists mimics the physiological effects of sympathoadrenal discharge.
• a. alpha-blockers, beta-blockers — see adrenergic blockade.
• a. amines — these are the sympathomimetic amines. They have similar but not identical structures and actions. Epinephrine, norepinephrine and isoproterenol are catecholamines but differ in their effects. Norepinephrine is primarily an activator of alpha-receptors whereas isoproterenol is a selective beta-receptor agonist. Epinephrine is an active agonist for both alpha- and beta-receptors. Ephedrine is the classical noncatecholamine sympathetic agonist.
• a. blockade — adrenergic blocking agents prevent the activation of adrenergic receptors. They may be alpha-blockers, e.g. ergot, or beta-blockers such as propranolol.
• a. blocking agent — a drug that blocks the secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine at the postganglionic nerve endings of the sympathetic nervous system. By blocking these adrenergic substances, which cause constriction of blood vessels and increased cardiac output, adrenergic blocking agents produce a dilatation of the blood vessels and a decrease in cardiac output.
• a. nerves — see adrenergic (1) (above).
• a. nervous system — see sympathetic nervous system.
• a. receptors — class of receptors named after the action of adrenalin(e), the alternative name for epinephrine. Alpha receptors, which are stimulated by norepinephrine and blocked by agents such as phenoxybenzamine, are categorized into two classes, α₁ and α₂, which have different actions. α₁ adrenergic actions include contraction of the iris, decreased motility in the intestine, and potassium and water secretions from the salivary glands. α₂ adrenergic receptors inhibit adenylate cyclase, rather than activating it. Beta receptors, which are stimulated by epinephrine and blocked by agents such as propranolol, are also categorized into two types; β₁ adrenergic receptors, which produce lipolysis and cardiostimulation, and β₂ adrenergic receptors, which produce bronchodilatation and vasodilatation.

1. transmitted by norepinephrine or activated by norepinephrine or the other sympathomimetic agents. n 2. a term applied to nerve fibers that liberate epinephrine or norepinephrine at a synapse when a nerve impulse passes. n 3. a drug that mimics the action of adrenergic nerves.

• Physiology - adrenergic: compound that acts like epinephrine or norepinephrine

Adrenergic means "having to do with adrenaline (epinephrine) and/or noradrenaline (norepinephrine)".^[1][2]

For instance, regarding proteins:

• Adrenergic receptor
• Adrenergic transporter

And, regarding drugs:

• Adrenergic receptor agonist
• Adrenergic receptor antagonist
• Adrenergic reuptake inhibitor

See also

• Dopaminergic
• GABAergic
• Nootropic
• Serotonergic
• Glutamatergic
• Racetam

References

1. ^ Keith Parker; Laurence Brunton; Goodman, Louis Sanford; Lazo, John S.; Gilman, Alfred (2006). Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (11 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-142280-3. http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/medical/goodmanandgilman/. 
2. ^ Thomas L. Lemke, David A. Williams, ed. (2007). Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry (6 ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Willams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-6879-9. http://www.lww.com/productTOC/?ISBN=978-0-7817-6879-5. 

v t e Adrenergics   Receptor ligands α1 Agonists: 5-FNE 6-FNE Amidephrine Anisodamine Anisodine Cirazoline Dipivefrine Dopamine Ephedrine Epinephrine Etilefrine Ethylnorepinephrine Indanidine Levonordefrin Metaraminol Methoxamine Methyldopa Midodrine Naphazoline Norepinephrine Octopamine Oxymetazoline Phenylephrine Phenylpropanolamine Pseudoephedrine Synephrine Tetrahydrozoline Antagonists: Abanoquil Adimolol Ajmalicine Alfuzosin Amosulalol Arotinolol Atiprosin Benoxathian Buflomedil Bunazosin Carvedilol CI-926 Corynanthine Dapiprazole DL-017 Domesticine Doxazosin Eugenodilol Fenspiride GYKI-12,743 GYKI-16,084 Indoramin Ketanserin L-765,314 Labetalol Mephendioxan Metazosin Monatepil Moxisylyte Naftopidil Nantenine Neldazosin Nicergoline Niguldipine Pelanserin Phendioxan Phenoxybenzamine Phentolamine Piperoxan Prazosin Quinazosin Ritanserin RS-97,078 SGB-1,534 Silodosin SL-89.0591 Spiperone Talipexole Tamsulosin Terazosin Tibalosin Tiodazosin Tipentosin Tolazoline Trimazosin Upidosin Urapidil Zolertine * Note that many TCAs, TeCAs, antipsychotics, ergolines, and some piperazines like buspirone and trazodone all antagonize α1-adrenergic receptors as well, which contributes to their side effects such as orthostatic hypotension. α2 Agonists: (R)-3-Nitrobiphenyline 4-NEMD 6-FNE Amitraz Apraclonidine Brimonidine Cannabivarin Clonidine Detomidine Dexmedetomidine Dihydroergotamine Dipivefrine Dopamine Ephedrine Ergotamine Epinephrine Esproquin Etilefrine Ethylnorepinephrine Guanabenz Guanfacine Guanoxabenz Levonordefrin Lofexidine Medetomidine Methyldopa Mivazerol Naphazoline Norepinephrine Phenylpropanolamine Piperoxan Pseudoephedrine Rilmenidine Romifidine Talipexole Tetrahydrozoline Tizanidine Tolonidine Urapidil Xylazine Xylometazoline Antagonists: 1-PP Adimolol Aptazapine Atipamezole BRL-44408 Buflomedil Cirazoline Efaroxan Esmirtazapine Fenmetozole Fluparoxan GYKI-12,743 GYKI-16,084 Idazoxan Mianserin Mirtazapine MK-912 NAN-190 Olanzapine Phentolamine Phenoxybenzamine Piperoxan Piribedil Rauwolscine Rotigotine SB-269,970 Setiptiline Spiroxatrine Sunepitron Tolazoline Yohimbine * Note that many atypical antipsychotics and azapirones like buspirone (via metabolite 1-PP) antagonize α2-adrenergic receptors as well. β Agonists: 2-FNE 5-FNE Amibegron Arbutamine Arformoterol Arotinolol BAAM Bambuterol Befunolol Bitolterol Broxaterol Buphenine Carbuterol Cimaterol Clenbuterol Denopamine Deterenol Dipivefrine Dobutamine Dopamine Dopexamine Ephedrine Epinephrine Etafedrine Etilefrine Ethylnorepinephrine Fenoterol Formoterol Hexoprenaline Higenamine Indacaterol Isoetarine Isoprenaline Isoxsuprine Labetalol Levonordefrin Levosalbutamol Mabuterol Methoxyphenamine Methyldopa N-Isopropyloctopamine Norepinephrine Orciprenaline Oxyfedrine Phenylpropanolamine Pirbuterol Prenalterol Ractopamine Procaterol Pseudoephedrine Reproterol Rimiterol Ritodrine Salbutamol Salmeterol Solabegron Terbutaline Tretoquinol Tulobuterol Xamoterol Zilpaterol Zinterol Antagonists: Acebutolol Adaprolol Adimolol Afurolol Alprenolol Alprenoxime Amosulalol Ancarolol Arnolol Arotinolol Atenolol Befunolol Betaxolol Bevantolol Bisoprolol Bopindolol Bormetolol Bornaprolol Brefonalol Bucindolol Bucumolol Bufetolol Buftiralol Bufuralol Bunitrolol Bunolol Bupranolol Burocrolol Butaxamine Butidrine Butofilolol Capsinolol Carazolol Carpindolol Carteolol Carvedilol Celiprolol Cetamolol Cicloprolol Cinamolol Cloranolol Cyanopindolol Dalbraminol Dexpropranolol Diacetolol Dichloroisoprenaline Dihydroalprenolol Dilevalol Diprafenone Draquinolol Dropranolol Ecastolol Epanolol Ericolol Ersentilide Esatenolol Esmolol Esprolol Eugenodilol Exaprolol Falintolol Flestolol Flusoxolol Hydroxycarteolol Hydroxytertatolol ICI-118,551 Idropranolol Indenolol Indopanolol Iodocyanopindolol Iprocrolol Isoxaprolol Isamoltane Labetalol Landiolol Levobetaxolol Levobunolol Levocicloprolol Levomoprolol Medroxalol Mepindolol Metalol Metipranolol Metoprolol Moprolol Nadolol Nadoxolol Nafetolol Nebivolol Neraminol Nifenalol Nipradilol Oberadilol Oxprenolol Pacrinolol Pafenolol Pamatolol Pargolol Parodilol Penbutolol Penirolol PhQA-33 Pindolol Pirepolol Practolol Primidolol Procinolol Pronethalol Propafenone Propranolol Ridazolol Ronactolol Soquinolol Sotalol Spirendolol SR 59230A Sulfinalol TA-2005 Talinolol Tazolol Teoprolol Tertatolol Terthianolol Tienoxolol Tilisolol Timolol Tiprenolol Tolamolol Toliprolol Tribendilol Trigevolol Xibenolol Xipranolol   Reuptake inhibitors NET Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: Amedalin Atomoxetine (Tomoxetine) Ciclazindol Daledalin Edivoxetine Esreboxetine Lortalamine Mazindol Nisoxetine Reboxetine Talopram Talsupram Tandamine Viloxazine; Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors: Amineptine Bupropion (Amfebutamone) Fencamine Fencamfamine Lefetamine Levophacetoperane LR-5182 Manifaxine Methylphenidate Nomifensine O-2172 Radafaxine; Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: Bicifadine Desvenlafaxine Duloxetine Eclanamine Levomilnacipran Milnacipran Sibutramine Venlafaxine; Serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors: Brasofensine Diclofensine DOV-102,677 DOV-21,947 DOV-216,303 JNJ-7925476 JZ-IV-10 Methylnaphthidate Naphyrone NS-2359 PRC200-SS SEP-225,289 SEP-227,162 Tesofensine; Tricyclic antidepressants: Amitriptyline Butriptyline Cianopramine Clomipramine Desipramine Dosulepin Doxepin Imipramine Lofepramine melitracen Nortriptyline Protriptyline Trimipramine; Tetracyclic antidepressants: Amoxapine Maprotiline Mianserin Oxaprotiline Setiptiline; Others: Cocaine CP-39,332 EXP-561 Fezolamine Ginkgo biloba Indeloxazine Nefazodone Nefopam Pridefrine Tapentadol Tedatioxetine Teniloxazine Tramadol Ziprasidone VMAT Ibogaine Reserpine Tetrabenazine   Releasing agents Morpholines: Fenbutrazate Morazone Phendimetrazine Phenmetrazine; Oxazolines: 4-MAR Aminorex Clominorex Cyclazodone Fenozolone Fluminorex Pemoline Thozalinone; Phenethylamines (also amphetamines, cathinones, etc): 2-OH-PEA 4-CAB 4-FA 4-FMA 4-MA 4-MMA Alfetamine Amfecloral Amfepentorex Amfepramone Amphetamine (Dextroamphetamine Levoamphetamine) Amphetaminil β-Me-PEA BDB Benzphetamine BOH Buphedrone Butylone Cathine Cathinone Clobenzorex Clortermine Dimethylamphetamine Dimethylcathinone DMA DMMA EBDB Ephedrine Ethcathinone Ethylamphetamine Ethylone Famprofazone Fenethylline Fenproporex Flephedrone Fludorex Furfenorex Hordenine Hydroxyamphetamine IAP IMP Iofetamine Lisdexamfetamine Lophophine MBDB MDA MDEA MDMA MDMPEA MDOH MDPEA Mefenorex Mephedrone Mephentermine Methamphetamine (Dextromethamphetamine Levomethamphetamine) Methcathinone Methedrone Methylone Naphthylisopropylamine Ortetamine pBA pCA Pentorex Phenethylamine Pholedrine Phenpromethamine Phentermine Phenylpropanolamine pIA Prenylamine Propylamphetamine Pseudoephedrine Selegiline (also D-Deprenyl) Tiflorex Tyramine Xylopropamine Zylofuramine; Piperazines: 2C-B-BZP BZP MBZP mCPP MDBZP MeOPP pFPP; Others: 2-ADN 2-AI 2-AT 2-BP 4-BP 5-IAI Clofenciclan Cyclopentamine Cypenamine Cyprodenate Feprosidnine Gilutensin Heptaminol Hexacyclonate Indanorex Isometheptene Methylhexanamine Octodrine Phthalimidopropiophenone Propylhexedrine (Levopropylhexedrine) Tuaminoheptane   Enzyme inhibitors Anabolism PAH 3,4-Dihydroxystyrene TH 3-Iodotyrosine Aquayamycin Bulbocapnine Metirosine Oudenone AAAD Benserazide Carbidopa DFMD Genistein Methyldopa DBH Bupicomide Disulfiram Dopastin Fusaric acid Nepicastat Phenopicolinic acid Tropolone PNMT CGS-19281A SKF-64139 SKF-7698 Catabolism MAO Nonselective: Benmoxin Caroxazone Echinopsidine Furazolidone Hydralazine Indantadol Iproclozide Iproniazid Isocarboxazid Isoniazid Linezolid Mebanazine Metfendrazine Nialamide Octamoxin Paraxazone Phenelzine Pheniprazine Phenoxypropazine Pivalylbenzhydrazine Procarbazine Safrazine Tranylcypromine; MAO-A selective: Amiflamine Bazinaprine Befloxatone Befol Brofaromine Cimoxatone Clorgiline Esuprone Harmala alkaloids (Harmine, Harmaline Tetrahydroharmine Harman Norharman, etc) Methylene blue Metralindole Minaprine Moclobemide Pirlindole Sercloremine Tetrindole Toloxatone Tyrima; MAO-B selective: Ladostigil Lazabemide Milacemide Mofegiline Pargyline Rasagiline Safinamide Selegiline (also [[D-Deprenyl]]) * Note that MAO-B inhibitors also influence norepinephrine/epinephrine levels since they inhibit the breakdown of their precursor dopamine. COMT Entacapone Tolcapone   Others Precursors L-Phenylalanine → L-Tyrosine → L-DOPA (Levodopa) → Dopamine L-DOPS (Droxidopa) Cofactors Ferrous Iron (Fe2+) S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine Vitamin B3 (Niacin Nicotinamide → NADPH) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Pyridoxamine Pyridoxal → Pyridoxal Phosphate) Vitamin B9 (Folic acid → Tetrahydrofolic acid) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) Zinc (Zn2+) Others Activity enhancers: BPAP PPAP; Release blockers: Bethanidine Bretylium Guanadrel Guanazodine Guanclofine Guanethidine Guanoxan; Toxins: 6-OHDA List of adrenergic drugs

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