Adrenergic

Not to be confused with Androgenic.

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