Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity and Eating Disorders

Covid -19 and Diabetes

A hormone is any member of a class of signalling molecules found in multicellular organisms that are transported to distant organs via intricate biological processes to regulate physiology and behaviour. Hormonal signalling consists of the following steps:

1. The biosynthesis of a specific hormone in a specific tissue.
2. Hormone storage and secretion.
3. Hormone transport to the target cell (s).
4. Hormone recognition by an associated cell membrane or intracellular receptor protein.
5. A signal transduction process is used to relay and amplify the received hormonal signal: This causes a cellular response. The target cells' reaction may then be recognised by the original hormone-producing cells, resulting in a decrease in hormone production. This is an example of a negative feedback loop in a homeostatic system.
6. Hormone decomposition.