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Agonists and Antagonists. An agonist is a drug that binds to receptors and thereby alters (stabilizes) the proportion of receptors that are in the active conformation, resulting in a biologic response. A full agonist results in a maximal response by occupying all or a fraction of receptors.t considers both drug action, which refers to the initial consequence of a drug-receptor interaction, and drug effect, which refers to the subsequent effects. The drug action of digoxin, for example, is inhibition of membrane Na + /K + -ATPase; the drug effect is augmentation of cardiac contractility.
Alpha-1 adrenergic agonists. Alpha-1 adrenergic agonists stimulate alpha-1 receptors coupled to G proteins and phospholipase C. They can be classified in two groups: those which do not cross the blood-brain barrier and have peripheral effects and those which penetrate into the brain and have mainly central effects. It has also serotonergic effects. 2  It is used in preventive and curative treatment of migraine and is proposed in the treatment of postural hypotension. 3  Inhibition of local anesthetics diffusion 4  : By their vasoconstrictive effect, alpha-1 agonists reduce the diffusion of local anesthetics simultaneously administered.