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Andrea Blesio¹, Carmine Giorgio², Stefano Sala²

¹University of Parma; Food and Drug department, Viale delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; University of Parma, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Via Volturno 39, 43126 Parma, Italy.

International immunopharmacology

|January 11, 2026

Abstract:

A recent study revealed that Perillaldehyde (PAE), a natural compound from Perilla frutescens, characterized by claimed neuroprotective, antiallergic, antinflammatory, antimicrobial, antitumor, gastroprotective and antidiabetic activities, acts as a ligand of the EphA2 receptor, modulating its signaling through the inhibition of ephrin-A1-EphA2 binding. In this study, we investigated the interaction between PAE and EphA2 with binding and functional assays. Our data demonstrate that PAE neither interferes with ephrin-A1-EphA2 interaction, nor significantly affects ephrin-A1-induced EphA2 activation. PAE is just one of many instances that teaches how difficult and challenging it is to identify natural compounds characterized by selectivity and specificity towards a molecular target.

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Descubrimiento de fármacos Compuestos naturales PAINS Inhibidores de PPI Validación

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