Title : Aspirin and platelets: the antiplatelet action of aspirin and its role in thrombosis treatment and prophylaxis.

Pub. Date : 1997

PMID : 9263351






2 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 Aspirin is an approximately 150- to 200-fold more potent inhibitor of the (constitutive) isoform of the platelet enzyme (COX-1) than the (inducible) isoform (COX-2) which is expressed by cytokines, inflammatory stimuli, and some growth factors. Aspirin mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II Homo sapiens
2 This explains the different dosage requirements of aspirin as an antithrombotic (COX-1) and an anti-inflammatory drug (COX-2), respectively. Aspirin mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II Homo sapiens