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Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1991 Aug;32(2):201-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03882.x.

Effects of selective beta 2-adrenoceptor blockade on serum potassium and exercise performance in normal men.

British journal of clinical pharmacology

L Gullestad, K Birkeland, G Nordby, S Larsen, J Kjekshus

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  1. Department of Medicine, Baerum Hospital, Sandvika, Norway.

PMID: 1681847 PMCID: PMC1368444 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03882.x
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Abstract

1. The differential effects of beta-adrenoceptor subtypes on potassium fluxes and exercise capacity were compared in eight healthy young men using single oral doses of the selective beta 2-adrenoceptor antagonist ICI-118551, the selective beta 1-adrenoceptor antagonist atenolol or the non-selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol. The study was randomized, double-blind and placebo controlled. 2. Potassium in the venous effluent from the exercising muscles increased progressively with increasing exercise intensity. This response was augmented by propranolol, whereas neither atenolol nor ICI-118551 modified the response. After exercise potassium concentration fell exponentially with no difference between the treatment regimens. 3. Cumulative work was significantly reduced by ICI-118551 (6.4%, P = 0.04) and by propranolol (12.4%, P less than 0.01), whereas the reduction with atenolol (5.6%) did not reach statistical significance. 4. Atenolol and propranolol reduced peak heart rate by 23% and 29%, and peak systolic blood pressure by 9% and 11% respectively during maximal exercise. ICI-118551 caused a non-significant reduction in heart rate during submaximal exercise, with a significant reduction at maximum exercise (6% reduction), whereas systolic blood pressure was not different from placebo. Diastolic blood pressures were similar across all treatment regimens. 5. Similar glucose concentrations were obtained at baseline and at exhaustion during all treatment regimens. Lactate concentrations were comparable for any given exercise intensity irrespective of treatment regimens. Propranolol reduced lactate concentrations from the exercising muscles at maximum exercise in proportion to the reduction of maximal exercise capacity. 6. The subjective perception of fatigue was not affected by either beta 1- or beta 2-adrenoceptor blockade.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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