Abstract:
:When injected into the medullary site of the hypotensive action of clonidine, imidazolines and related compounds decrease blood pressure (BP), whereas no phenylethylamine compounds were capable of producing such an effect at the same site. There is much biochemical and pharmacologic evidence to support the involvement of imidazoline receptors in the regulation of vasomotor tone as well as in the mechanism of action of some centrally acting antihypertensive drugs. Imidazoline-specific binding sites, which do not recognize catecholamines, have been described in various tissues. Functional studies using selective antagonists have confirmed that the hypotensive effects of clonidine-like drugs are mediated, at least in part, by nonadrenergic imidazoline-specific receptors, whereas their sedative action clearly involves alpha2-adrenergic receptors located in the locus coeruleus. Compared with clonidine, newer centrally acting antihypertensive drugs such as rilmenidine are more selective for imidazoline receptors than for alpha2-adrenergic receptors. This selectivity may explain the reduced incidence of side effects of these drugs at therapeutic doses. Very recently, imidazoline-like compounds with no affinity and no activity at alpha2-adrenergic receptors have become available. Some of these compounds lowered the BP when injected centrally, indicating that an action on imidazoline I1 receptors alone is sufficient to cause hypotension. Nevertheless, imidazoline receptors and alpha2-adrenoceptors cooperate in the control of the vasomotor tone and in the hypotensive action of centrally acting hybrid drugs (ie, drugs that bind to both types of receptor). Additional noncardiovascular effects of imidazoline-like drugs have also been described, such as insulin secretion stimulation and renal sodium reabsorption inhibition. These effects may account for the long-term benefits of imidazoline selective drugs, such as rilmenidine.
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American journal of hypertensionauthors
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2001-11-01 00:00:00pages
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journal_title:American journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.260
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 社论,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ajh.2010.258
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/ajh/2.5.341
更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/ajh/hpx006
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/ajh/3.3.234
更新日期:1990-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/ajh/7.7.50s
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2019-08-14 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ajh.2012.62
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.04.011
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00