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“The inhibitory action of aspirin on COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes enhances the tissue concentrations of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA), arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).”
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India • 2005 | View Paper
“Intraperitoneal DGL reduced lesion scores from ASA (128 mg/kg) from 14(11;24) to 7(1;19) (p less than 0.03), thus indicating a systemic as well as a local effect of the drug.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)”
“We have also … that although DGL diminished ASA (128 mg/kg)-induced gastric mucosal damage from 17(12;25) to 8(3;14) (p less than 0.005) when the two were given together it did not do so significantly when DGL was given before ASA--15(20;22).”