Talk:Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor

Adipose tissue metabolism

The adipose tissue doesn't carry out the glycogenolysis or the gluconeogenesis. The former mainly occurs in the skeletal and heart muscle, and in the liver, and the latter mainly in the liver, and during long-term fast or acidosis also in the kidney. 81.60.184.141 (talk) 11:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

relationship between alpha1 and beta2 receptors

There are Low levels of epinephrine cause dilation of blood vessels in skeletal muscle, while high levels cause constriction. Blood vessels have both alpha and beta2 receptors, but there are more alpha than beta. Beta receptors have a greater affinity for epinephrine, however, and at low levels of epinephrine there is a beta2 effect of vasodilation. At high levels, the alpha receptor stimulation overrides the beta2 and there is a vasoconstriction.

Blood vessels of erectile tissue

I don't think this is that big of an effect (relatively speaking, the parasympathetics do more), and by mentioning it may be misleading. BrotherSulayman (talk) 05:24, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Use of β2 agonists to stop labor

As most recently added (04:07, 13 April 2019‎) by Prakash Nadkarni: "Uterus (when pregnant): this is minor compared to the relaxing effects of the β2 receptor, agonists of which - notably albuterol/salbutamol - were formerly used to inhibit premature labor." The comment on the addition is somewhat more detailed: "(... - added a note that the beta-2 relaxant effects dominate for pregnant uterus. Albuterol and ritodrine were extensively used to inhibit premature labor, though their use has now been supplanted by (better-tolerated) Calcium-channel antagonists like nifedipine.)"

How recent is this change, and where has it taken place? A family member was given either albuterol or salbutamol to halt labor before conversion to Cesarean section two years ago. Might calcium-channel blockers (especially nifedipine) be contraindicated in some cases of concurrent medications or (non-circulatory) disorders?

In any case, it might be helpful to concisely add some of the information in your revision comment to the article itself, and add sources for the change in treatment strategies. I've added a non-judgmental [citation needed] to motivate others to find sources. My own (admittedly quick) search for use of β2 agonists to inhibit labor found papers within the last year or two noting it as a usual method. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:23D2:9000:B478:7CC1:38B:68E5 (talk) 15:47, 11 June 2019 (UTC)