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PMID: 21429599 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The discovery of β-adrenoceptors in previously unsuspected cell types is contributing to the rethinking of new drug targets. Recent developments in β-adrenoceptor pharmacology might have excited and surprised James Black, given his interest in developing drugs based on the selective manipulation of receptors to alter physiological responses. β-adrenoceptors continue to generate surprises at molecular and pharmacological levels that often require knowledge of receptor location to interpret. In this review, we emphasize the use of fluorescent ligands as the most selective means of demonstrating receptor localization. Fluorescent ligand binding in live tissues can provide quantitative pharmacological data, under carefully controlled conditions, relevant to other signalling parameters. Consideration of the role of β-adrenoceptors in many cell types (previously ignored) is needed to understand the actions of drugs at β-adrenoceptors throughout the body, particularly in the lung epithelium, vascular endothelium, immune cells and other 'structural' and 'restorative' cell types. |
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C J Daly; J C McGrath |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-21 |
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Title: Trends in pharmacological sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1873-3735 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906158 Medline TA: Trends Pharmacol Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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School of Life Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, West Medical Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. |
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