title: Metabolic and haemodynamic effects and pharmacokinetics of a new selective beta 1-adrenoceptor agonist, prenalterol, in man.
abstract: The metabolic and haemodynamic effects of three intravenous doses (0.5, 1.0 and 4.0 mg) of prenalterol, a selective beta 1-adrenoceptor agonist, were studied in 10 healthy male subjects. Plasma levels of prenalterol during the experiments were related to the haemodynamic effects. Prenalterol induced a dose-dependent increase in systolic blood pressure and heart rate. The maximal effects amounted to about 30 mm Hg and 15 beats/min, respectively, after the highest dose (4.0 mg). The diastolic blood pressure fell by a maximum of about 15 mm Hg. The effect of prenalterol on systolic blood pressure and heart rate persisted for about 3 h after the end of the last infusion, whereas that on diastolic blood pressure only lasted for 60 min. Compared with placebo, there was a moderate increase in plasma FFA and glycerol. A small rise in insulin level was also recorded, but no significant change was seen in other metabolic variables--triglycerides, glucose, lactate pyruvate. Serum potassium tended to decrease and serum sodium was unchanged. The initial distribution of prenalterol was rapid (half-life 7 min) and the overall elimination rate corresponded to a plasma half-life of 2 h. A linear relationship was found between the plasma level of prenalterol and its effects on systolic blood pressure and heart rate.
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008660:Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D011217:Practolol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011294:Prenalterol; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007773:Lactates; D008055:Lipids; D011773:Pyruvates; D011294:Prenalterol; D011217:Practolol