Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)inhibit inflammation by inhibiting an enzyme in the prostaglandin pathway, but by inhibiting this enzyme and this pathway they also inhibit pathways that protect the stomach from damage by stomach acid and that prevent aggregation of blood platelets to form blood clots. What can you conclude from this?
A)The enzyme inhibition is nonreversible.
B)The enzyme is found in many different types of cells.
C)Prostaglandins cause blood clotting.
D)Aspirin should not be given to people who people who need to synthesize enzymes.

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The fact that inhibiting the enzyme and pathway also affects other functions in the body suggests that the enzyme is found in many different types of cells, not just those involved in inflammation. The question does not provide enough information to conclude that the enzyme inhibition is nonreversible or that prostaglandins cause blood clotting. The statement about synthesizing enzymes is not relevant to the question.

Aspirin and Other Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID)inhibit Inflammation by Inhibiting