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Aspirin is very well understood, Wikipedia has a very extensive article about how it works. It's a pro-drug, when activated takes a place. Search for Arachidoni
by atmosx 12y ago
Aspirin is very well understood, Wikipedia has a very extensive article about how it works. It's a pro-drug, when activated takes a place. Search for Arachidonic Acid pathway if you are interested.
Also, By binding free radicals ( a we'll know, side-effect of aspirin and Vitamin C) you get less chances of getting cancer for one.
- fasteo 12y agoI meant that the known mechanisms do not explain all its reported benefits. In the Wikipedia article that you mention this is clearly stated: "However, other effects of aspirin, such as uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, and the modulation of signaling through NF-κB, are also being investigated."