However, it is a known DNA mutagen, and this in turn could lead to carcinogenic effects. Acrolein has also been been linked with heart disease as a contributor, and is one of the most abundant chemicals in cigarette smoke.
1 Steroid hormones pass through the cell membrane of the target cell. 2  The steroid hormone binds with a specific receptor in the cytoplasm. 3  The receptor bound steroid hormone travels into the nucleus and binds to another specific receptor on the chromatin.teroid hormones cause changes within a cell by first passing through the cell membrane of the target cell. Steroid hormones, unlike non-steroid hormones, can do this because they are fat-soluble.
Many hormones are steroids. Steroids are a class of lipids. All steroids share a carbon skeleton composed of four fused rings. Hormones are compounds used for long distance signaling in both plants and animals. In animals, specialized cells produce hormones and release them into the circulatory system. Hormones travel to target cells in other parts of the body and cause a variety of changes in the target areas. Changes caused by hormones include changes in gene expression in target cells as well as Steroid hormones are soluble in lipids and can easily pass through cellular and nuclear membranes.