Thats where cellular receptors come in.
This article explains how cell receptors work, their role in the human body, and their significance.
Thus, only substances that fit the lock can bind to a particular receptor.
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For example,leptinis the hormone that causes you to feel full and satiated following a big meal.
Significance
Receptors can play both good and bad roles in the human body.
In some circumstances, they may contribute to damage due to certain diseases.
In others, they can work with medication to help control certain health conditions.
Here are a few examples.
When you consume gluten, this interaction triggers celiacs characteristic intestinal damage known asvillous atrophy.
Autoimmune Disease
Certain cellular receptors appear to play a role in causing damage in otherautoimmune diseasestoo.
The immune system targets them when receptors recognize specific proteins on the cells.
These drugs are known asangiotensin blockersbecause they block the blood pressure-raising hormone angiotensin.
As a result, they can help control your blood pressure by preventingangiotensinfrom signaling cells to raise blood pressure.
This allows them to change the activity of a cell.
Receptors can be responsible for some of the damage that occurs in autoimmune diseases.
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