Abstract

With the intensification of the aging process of the population, the disease problems of the elderly are particularly prominent. Rheumatoid arthritis and myocardial infarction are common diseases in the elderly. The main component of aspirin has been used to treat fever since 1763, and then the role of aspirin was discovered by humans. In modern daily life, aspirin is used for anti-inflammation, pain relief, and inhibition of thrombus formation. The subject of this research is how recent experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of aspirin for these two diseases. Research done by different teams has shown that aspirin inhibits a catalyst called COX that catalyzes the production of prostaglandins for rheumatoid arthritis treatment, leading to the relief of skeletal muscle pain and inflammation. In the treatment of myocardial infarction, aspirin prevents the accumulation of platelets to reduce the formation of thrombosis. Among the drug that can treat these two diseases, aspirin can be said to be the most effective drug with the least side effects.

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