Beta-adrenergic agonist


 * Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Somal Khan, M.D.

Overview
Beta-adrenergic agonists are adrenergic agonists which act upon the beta receptors.

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: 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.
 * 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