date:May 17, 2012
which produces the prostaglandin hormones that spark inflammation. Dennis noted that this action is similar to what happens when a person takes an aspirin, which disrupts the COX-2 signaling pathway, thus reducing inflammation and pain.
Using a targeted lipidomics approach, we observed that Toll-like receptor 4 and purinergic receptor activation of supplemented cells leads to the release of 22-carbon fatty acids that potently inhibit cyclooxygenase pathways, explained the researchers.
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