Aspirin reduces pain and inflammation by inhibiting the production of which lipid compounds?
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Prostaglandins
Prostaglandins are hormone-like chemicals that signal the brain to feel pain and cause inflammation at the site of an injury. By blocking the enzymes that create these chemicals, aspirin effectively 'mutes' the pain signal.
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- Aspirin works by blocking the enzymes that create which hormone-like chemicals responsible for pain signals?