Sentence examples for agonist from inspiring English sources
The word 'agonist' is correct and commonly used in written English
It is often used in medical or scientific contexts to refer to a substance that activates or stimulates a specific receptor in the body. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone or something that causes or initiates a certain action or response. Example: The new medication acts as an agonist for dopamine receptors, helping to alleviate symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Example: She was hailed as an environmental agonist for her tireless efforts to raise awareness about pollution and advocate for stricter government policies.
noun
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
Variations in this gene have no effect on men's responses to a kappa-receptor agonist called pentazocine, but they do affect the response in women.
One acetylcholine-like drug that is employed therapeutically is pilocarpine, a selective muscarinic-receptor agonist that is used in eyedrops to constrict the pupil and to decrease the intraocular pressure that is raised in the disease glaucoma.
Patients with prolactinomas, including those with visual symptoms from the tumour, are usually treated with dopamine agonist drugs such as bromocriptine and cabergoline.
After binding to a receptor, an antagonist can block the effect of an agonist.
Raloxifene, used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (the loss of bone mass) in postmenopausal women, also acts as an estrogen agonist in reducing total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
In this case, angiotensin II is an agonist at AT1 receptors, and the antihypertensive AT1 drugs are antagonists.
A wide variety of "non-agonist" pharmacological treatments have been tried but without success.
The results suggest that kappa-opioid agonists not only fail to alleviate pain in men, they can actually make it worse.Dr Gear and Dr Levine believe that as well as an analgesia (ie, pain-suppression) circuit, the brain contains what they call an anti-analgesia circuit one which, when activated, pumps pain up.
Kappa-receptor agonists, as molecules such as nalbuphine are known, appear to have little or no pain-relieving effect in men.Two years ago, Dr Mogil identified the first gene known to be involved in modulating pain thresholds in women.
Meanwhile, who wants to bet on how long it will be before a crooked casino boss is caught adding dopamine agonists to the bar drinks?
One of the triumphs of modern pharmacy (and one, it has to be said, that those involved are not shy of trumpeting) has been the end of vagotomy the surgical removal of peptic ulcers thanks to introduction of the anti-ulcer drugs known as H2 agonists.
