On the subject of aspirin being a COX inhibitor, so are Omega 3's. Omega 3's interact with the COX enzyme's so their Nett Effect is tantamount to being a COX inhibitor! Omega-3's also reduce inflammation but they take several weeks to months to have a noticable effect, in which time, weather can improve which is cited as the cause of the improvements.
Short term once or twice use cases, Aspirin can be useful, but if anyone is needing to consume anti inflammatories like Aspirin, consider looking into dietary changes which can also reduce inflammation, like increasing Omega-3 intake.
On the point of the indoleamine dioxygenase, there are many enzymes which can target cancer, copper will increase some of the InterLeukins which modulate the immune response.
It is handy to know that aspirin slows the breakdown of the amino acid tryptophan into its metabolite kynurenine by inhibiting associated enzymes called indoleamine dioxygenases, or IDOs.
I'll have to try taking some aspirin with some tryptophan on an empty stomach or protein free meal so that the tryptophan is not crowded out by the handful of amino acids typically found in meat and other protein sources at the blood brain barrier, in order to see if it will improve my mood. Blue light exposure via the eyes is needed to increase the serotonin in the brain according to some studies.