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[Bryan]

It's a little more complicated than that. Just the attachment of another molecule to androgen receptors (which are INSIDE the cell in the cytoplasm, BTW) wouldn't draw the attention of the outside immune system. The alleged immune effect (if it really happens at all) is something that happens rather late in the game, according to Dr. Proctor. It's a far "downstream" effect of androgens, in other words. It doesn't happen IMMEDIATELY just because something attaches to androgen receptors.

Bryan

 

[juststarting]

Actually, you have 2 things that attach to receptors, which is what is going on here:

Antagonists == attach but, dont stimulate the receptor to do anything (called competitive inhibition since the original molecule is still trying to attach to the receptor)

Agonists == attach and stimulate the receptor to activate what ever process it regulates.

A google search will explain more.