Aspirin in dogs: the evidence

What the aging-research databases and the canine literature hold for Aspirin (names searched: Aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, acetylsalicylic-acid). Compiled from DrugAge, the canine aging corpus and FDA CVM FOI summaries; nothing here is inferred.

Lifespan experiments in other species (DrugAge)

33 experiments recorded, by species: Drosophila melanogaster 13, Mus musculus 10, Acheta domesticus 6, Caenorhabditis elegans 4.

NIA Interventions Testing Program rows

SpeciesStrainDoseAge at startDurationSexMean lifespan Δ%Mean sig.Max lifespan Δ%Max sig.Source
Mus musculusUM-HET321 ppm food (3.3 ppm bodyweight)4 monthsuntil deathFemale0NS0NSPMID 18631321
Mus musculusUM-HET321 ppm food (3.3 ppm bodyweight)4 monthsuntil deathMale8S0NSPMID 18631321
Mus musculusUM-HET3200 ppm food11 monthsuntil deathFemale1NS1NSPMID 30916479
Mus musculusUM-HET3200 ppm food11 monthsuntil deathMale1NS2NSPMID 30916479
Mus musculusUM-HET360 ppm food11 monthsuntil deathFemale1NS-1NSPMID 30916479
Mus musculusUM-HET360 ppm food11 monthsuntil deathMale-1NS3NSPMID 30916479

Other DrugAge rows (sample)

SpeciesStrainDoseAge at startDurationSexMean lifespan Δ%Mean sig.Max lifespan Δ%Max sig.Source
Drosophila melanogasterCanton S490 mg/100 mL of mediumFemale12NS43NAPMID 4397875
Drosophila melanogasterCanton S490 mg/100 mL of mediumMale31S18NAPMID 4397875
Acheta domesticus2.263x10^4 g aspirin/g foodUnknown111SNAPMID 25833406
Acheta domesticus5.65x10^5 g aspirin/g foodUnknown134SNAPMID 25833406
Acheta domesticus5.65x10^5 g aspirin/g foodFemale52SNAPMID 25833406
Acheta domesticus2.263x10^4 g aspirin/g foodMale77SNAPMID 25833406
Acheta domesticus5.65x10^5 g aspirin/g foodMale67SNAPMID 25833406
Acheta domesticus2.263x10^4 g aspirin/g foodFemale49SNAPMID 25833406
Caenorhabditis elegansN21 µMUnknown20.9SNAPMID 22866967
Caenorhabditis elegansN20.5 µMUnknown23SNAPMID 22866967
Caenorhabditis elegansN2100 µMUnknown16SNAPMID 23485446
Caenorhabditis elegansN2100 µMUnknown14.24SNAPMID 28910305
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R2.5 mg/mLMale-16.06SNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R0.5 mg/mLMale-9.04SNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R0.25 mg/mLMale-1.58NSNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R2.5 mg/mLMale-2.19NSNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R0.5 mg/mLMale0.48NSNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R0.001 MMale0.62NSNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogasterOregon-R0.015 MMale-7.12SNAPMID 3921599
Drosophila melanogastercross between Canton S females with Oregon RC males20 mg/100 mL of mediumFemale-14NS5NAPMID 4397875

Lifespan experiments in dogs (DrugAge)

DrugAge records no dog lifespan experiment for this compound.

Dog-equivalent doses (allometric starting points, not recommendations)

Method: FDA 2005 Km body-surface-area conversion; starting-point heuristic only.

No mg/kg dose in DrugAge to translate (doses reported as ppm of diet or a concentration).

Canine aging literature (Europe PMC corpus)

2 corpus records mention this compound.

Records matching randomized or placebo-controlled trial vocabulary

Top hits in the core tier

FDA CVM FOI summaries for dog products

No FDA FOI summary for a dog product contains this ingredient (it is not a marketed veterinary product).

Evidence gaps reported by the dossier tool

Reproduce: intervention_dossier(compound="Aspirin") in dog-geroscience-mcp.