Abstract
1 The beta-adrenoceptor agonist salbutamol is shown to have antagonist properties by its effect on adrenergically provoked renin release in normal people. 2 It significantly reduces the rate of renin secretion provoked by either endogenous (85 dregrees head-up tilt) or exogenous (isoprenaline infusion) adrenergic stimulation. 3 Because renin is relatively simple to measure, and because in acute studies its release is relatively uninfluenced by the vagaries of direct and reflex cardiovascular effects, we suggest that, in the characterization of drugs which act on adrenergic beta-receptors, an assessment of their effects on renin release would be useful.
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