Database Query Results : Artemisinin, , TumCCA

ART/DHA, Artemisinin: Click to Expand ⟱
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Artemisinin — a plant-derived sesquiterpene lactone endoperoxide (from Artemisia annua) best known as the parent scaffold for artemisinin-class antimalarials and widely investigated as a tumor-selective redox/iron-reactive cytotoxic agent. It is a small-molecule natural product (drug-like phytochemical) whose major clinical derivatives include artesunate (water-soluble), artemether/arteether (lipophilic), and the active metabolite dihydroartemisinin (DHA). In oncology literature the abbreviation set commonly includes ART (artemisinin), AS (artesunate), and DHA (dihydroartemisinin); many mechanistic claims are derivative-specific and exposure/iron-context dependent.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Iron-dependent activation of the endoperoxide bridge causing ROS/lipid peroxidation stress and tumor-selective cytotoxicity (iron-high contexts)
  2. Ferroptosis sensitization/induction via iron handling and lipid peroxidation programs (often linked to ferritin/lysosome biology; context-dependent)
  3. Mitochondrial dysfunction with ΔΨm loss and intrinsic apoptosis signaling (downstream of oxidative stress)
  4. ER stress / UPR activation (stress-amplification axis)
  5. Hypoxia–metabolism suppression (HIF-1α and glycolysis program attenuation; model-dependent)
  6. Pro-survival inflammatory signaling suppression (e.g., NF-κB / STAT3 axes; model-dependent)

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Oral artemisinin has variable and generally limited systemic exposure with a short half-life on the order of hours; many anticancer in-vitro concentrations exceed typical achievable free-plasma levels without formulation strategies. Artesunate is rapidly converted to DHA; in an FDA label dataset (IV artesunate for severe malaria), artesunate has a very short half-life (~0.3 h) and DHA ~1.3 h, emphasizing exposure-time constraints and the need to interpret “ART/AS/DHA” PK separately.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Many reported anticancer effects are driven by oxidative stress at micromolar in-vitro conditions and may be difficult to reproduce systemically without targeted delivery, local administration, or combination strategies that increase intratumoral iron/ROS burden (context-dependent).

Clinical evidence status: Cancer use remains investigational (preclinical-dominant with small/early human studies). Multiple registered clinical studies have evaluated artesunate/derivatives in oncology settings (e.g., phase I solid tumor IV artesunate; small/phase II-style neoadjuvant/adjunct trials), but there is no major regulatory approval for cancer indications; artesunate is approved/used clinically for severe malaria.

Artemisinin a compound in a Chinese herb that may inhibit tumor growth and metastasis Artemisinin (antimalarial drugs)
Artesunic acid (Artesunate) , Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), artesunate, arteether, and artemether, SM735, SM905, SM933, SM934, and SM1044

The induction of OS in tumor cells via the production of ROS is the key mechanism of ART against cancer.
combination of ART and Nrf2 inhibitors to promote ferroptosis may have more efficient anticancer effects without damaging normal cells.

Summary:
- One of the strongest tumor-selective pro-oxidants, mechanism related with iron. Synergizes with iron-rich tumors
-ROS seems to affect both cancer and normal cells
- Delivery of artemisinin in conjugate form with transferrin or holotransferrin (serum iron transport proteins) have been shown to greatly improve its effectiveness.
- Potential direct inhibitor of STAT3
- Artemisinin synergized with the glycolysis inhibitor 2DG (2-deoxy- D -glucose)
ART Combined Therapy: Allicin, Resveratrol, Curcumin, VitC (but not orally at same time), Butyrate , 2-DG, Aminolevulinic AcidG
-possible problems with liver toxicity??

-Artesunate (ART), an artemisinin compound, is known for lysosomal degradation of ferritin, inducing oxidative stress and promoting cancer cell death.

Pathways:
- Increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. This oxidative stress can cause the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, leading to cytochrome c release and subsequent activation of caspase cascades.
- Downregulate HIF-1α
- By impairing glycolysis, artemisinin might force cells to rely on oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) for energy production.
- Inhibit GLUT1 (glucose uptake), HK2, PKM2 (slow the glycolytic flux, thereby reducing the energy supply)
- Minimal NRF2 activation

-Artemisinin has a half-life of about 3-4 hours, Artesunate 40 minutes and Artemether 12 hours. Peak plasma levels occur in 1-2 hour.
BioAv 21%, poor-good solubility. Artesunate (ART), a water soluble derivative of artemisinin. concentrations higher in blood, colon, liver, kidney (highly perfused organs)
Pathways:
- induce ROS production, iron dependent (affect both cancer and normal cells)
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Ca+2↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓,
- Both Lowers (and raises) AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: NRF2↓(contary), SOD↓, GSH↓ Catalase↓ GPx↓
- Small evidence of Raising AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓(contary), NRF2↑, SOD↑(contary), GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, TIMP2, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, NF-κB↓, TGF-β↓, ERK↓
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDH↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, ECAR↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- some small indication of inhibiting Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, Hh↓, β-catenin↓, sox2↓, OCT4↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, RadioSensitizer, Others(review target notes),

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells
Often synergistic with ROS-based chemo

Artemisinin-class (ART/AS/DHA) mechanisms relevant to cancer biology

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Iron-activated endoperoxide chemistry and ROS burden ROS↑, lipid peroxidation↑, macromolecular damage↑ (iron-high contexts) ROS↔ to ↑ (dose-dependent) P Pro-oxidant, tumor-biased cytotoxic stress Core premise: iron availability (labile iron pool, heme/Fe²⁺ context) gates potency and selectivity; derivative and formulation matter.
2 Ferroptosis susceptibility Ferroptosis↑ (context-dependent), lipid-ROS↑ Ferroptosis↔ (context-dependent) R Non-apoptotic death program engagement or sensitization Evidence supports artemisinin-compounds as ferroptosis sensitizers/inducers in multiple models; often tied to iron handling and lipid peroxidation control nodes.
3 Ferritin and lysosome axis Ferritin turnover↑ / lysosomal iron↑ (model-dependent) → ROS↑ ↔ (model-dependent) R Iron mobilization that amplifies oxidative injury DHA/derivatives have been reported to engage ferritin/lysosome-related processes that increase reactive iron, supporting ferroptotic and apoptotic stress amplification.
4 Mitochondria and MPTP ΔΨm↓, mitochondrial ROS↑, Cyt-c release↑, apoptosis↑ Stress responses↔ to ↑ (dose-dependent) R Intrinsic apoptosis downstream of redox injury Mitochondrial impairment is commonly reported as a downstream execution route after ROS/iron activation; can intersect with ferroptosis via redox spillover.
5 ER stress and UPR ER stress↑, UPR↑ ↔ to ↑ (stress-dose dependent) R Proteostasis collapse / stress signaling Often co-occurs with ROS-driven injury; may contribute to growth arrest and death pathway crosstalk.
6 HIF-1α axis HIF-1α↓ (model-dependent) ↔ G Anti-hypoxic adaptation Reported suppression of hypoxia programs may reduce angiogenic and glycolytic adaptation in some tumors.
7 Glycolysis and glucose transport Glycolysis↓, GLUT1/HK2/PKM2↓ (model-dependent) ↔ (context-dependent) G Metabolic constraint Metabolic effects vary by cell state; can synergize with glycolysis inhibitors in model systems.
8 STAT3 axis STAT3↓ (model-dependent) ↔ G Pro-survival transcriptional attenuation Reported in subsets of studies; may contribute to reduced proliferation/survival signaling.
9 NF-κB and inflammatory signaling NF-κB↓, inflammatory cytokine programs↓ (model-dependent) Inflammation↓ (context-dependent) G Anti-inflammatory / pro-differentiation pressure Can be beneficial for tumor microenvironment modulation, but directionality and net effect depend on immune context.
10 NRF2 axis NRF2↔ (model-dependent; adaptive resistance possible) NRF2↔ to ↑ (context-dependent) G Redox adaptation gatekeeper NRF2 status can determine sensitivity vs resistance to ROS/ferroptosis; combinations that blunt NRF2 defenses are often proposed experimentally.
11 Clinical Translation Constraint Short exposure window; achievable concentrations may be below many in-vitro active ranges; heterogeneity in iron/redox state; derivative-specific PK Off-target oxidative stress risk (dose/formulation dependent) G Limits systemic reproducibility Interpret ART vs AS vs DHA separately; artesunate→DHA conversion is rapid and half-lives are short (route-dependent). Targeted delivery and combination strategies are common translational approaches.

TSF legend: P: 0–30 min    R: 30 min–3 hr    G: >3 hr
TumCCA, Tumor cell cycle arrest: Click to Expand ⟱
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Tumor cell cycle arrest refers to the process by which cancer cells stop progressing through the cell cycle, which is the series of phases that a cell goes through to divide and replicate. This arrest can occur at various checkpoints in the cell cycle, including the G1, S, G2, and M phases. S, G1, G2, and M are the four phases of mitosis.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
4438- AgNPs,  ART/DHA,    Biogenic synthesis of AgNPs using Artemisia oliveriana extract and their biological activities for an effective treatment of lung cancer
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
EPR↑, cellular uptake of the AgNPs results indicated that the AgNPs accumulated within the cell.
BAX↑, Bax, Bcl-2, caspase-3 (CASP3), caspase-9 (CASP9)
Bcl-2↑,
Casp3↑,
Casp9↑,
DNAdam↑, apoptotic effects of the AgNPs through DNA fragmentation test, flow cytometry and cell cycle analysis indicated the induction of apoptosis in the A549 cell line.
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,

3396- ART/DHA,    Progress on the study of the anticancer effects of artesunate
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, reported inhibitory effects on cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration.
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
Apoptosis↑, ART has been reported to induce apoptosis, differentiation and autophagy in colorectal cancer cells by impairing angiogenesis
Diff↑,
TumAuto↑,
angioG↓,
TumCCA↑, inducing cell cycle arrest (11), upregulating ROS levels, regulating signal transduction [for example, activating the AMPK-mTOR-Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase (ULK1) pathway in human bladder cancer cells]
ROS↑,
AMPK↑,
mTOR↑,
ChemoSen↑, ART has been shown to restore the sensitivity of a number of cancer types to chemotherapeutic drugs by modulating various signaling pathways
Tf↑, ART could upregulate the mRNA levels of transferrin receptor (a positive regulator of ferroptosis), thus inducing apoptosis and ferroptosis in A549 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells.
Ferroptosis↑,
Ferritin↓, ferritin degradation, lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis
lipid-P↑,
CDK1↑, Cyclin-dependent kinase 1, 2, 4 and 6
CDK2↑,
CDK4↑,
CDK6↑,
SIRT1↑, Sirt1 levels
COX2↓,
IL1β↓, IL-1? ?
survivin↓, ART can selectively downregulate the expression of survivin and induce the DNA damage response in glial cells to increase cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, resulting in increased sensitivity to radiotherapy
DNAdam↑,
RadioS↑,

3391- ART/DHA,    Antitumor Activity of Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: From a Well-Known Antimalarial Agent to a Potential Anticancer Drug
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, inhibiting cancer proliferation, metastasis, and angiogenesis.
TumMeta↓,
angioG↓,
TumVol↓, reduces tumor volume and progression
BioAv↓, artemisinin has low solubility in water or oil, poor bioavailability, and a short half-life in vivo (~2.5 h)
Half-Life↓,
BioAv↑, semisynthetic derivatives of artemisinin such as artesunate, arteeter, artemether, and artemisone have been effectively used as antimalarials with good clinical efficacy and tolerability
eff↑, preloading of cancer cells with iron or iron-saturated holotransferrin (diferric transferrin) triggers artemisinin cytotoxicity
eff↓, Similarly, treatment with desferroxamine (DFO), an iron chelator, renders compounds inactive
ROS↑, ROS generation may contribute with the selective action of artemisinin on cancer cells.
selectivity↑, Tumor cells have enhanced vulnerability to ROS damage as they exhibit lower expression of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and gluthatione peroxidase compared to that of normal cells
TumCCA↑, G2/M, decreased survivin
survivin↓,
BAX↑, Increased Bax, activation of caspase 3,8,9 Decreased Bc12, Cdc25B, cyclin B1, NF-κB
Casp3↓,
Casp8↑,
Casp9↑,
CDC25↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
NF-kB↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓, decreased cyclin D, E, CDK2-4, E2F1 Increased Cip 1/p21, Kip 1/p27
cycE/CCNE↓,
E2Fs↓,
P21↑,
p27↑,
ADP:ATP↑, Increased poly ADP-ribose polymerase Decreased MDM2
MDM2↓,
VEGF↓, Decreased VEGF
IL8↓, Decreased NF-κB DNA binding [74, 76] IL-8, COX2, MMP9
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,
ER Stress↓, ER stress, degradation of c-MYC
cMyc↓,
GRP78/BiP↑, Increased GRP78
DNAdam↑, DNA damage
AP-1↓, Decreased NF-κB, AP-1, Decreased activation of MMP2, MMP9, Decreased PKC α/Raf/ERK and JNK
MMP2↓,
PKCδ↓,
Raf↓,
ERK↓,
JNK↓,
PCNA↓, G2, decreased PCNA, cyclin B1, D1, E1 [82] CDK2-4, E2F1, DNA-PK, DNA-topo1, JNK VEGF
CDK2↓,
CDK4↓,
TOP2↓, Inhibition of topoisomerase II a
uPA↓, Decreased MMP2, transactivation of AP-1 [56, 88] NF-κB uPA promoter [88] MMP7
MMP7↓,
TIMP2↑, Increased TIMP2, Cdc42, E cadherin
Cdc42↑,
E-cadherin↑,

3382- ART/DHA,    Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge?
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, antimalarial drug, artemisinin that has shown anticancer activities in vitro and in vivo.
toxicity↑, safety of artemisinins in long-term cancer therapy requires further investigation.
Ferroptosis↑, Artemisinins acts against cancer cells via various pathways such as inducing apoptosis (Zhu et al., 2014; Zuo et al., 2014) and ferroptosis via the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Zhu et al., 2021) and causing cell cycle arrest
ROS↑,
TumCCA↑,
BioAv↝, absolute bioavailability was estimated to be 21.6%. ART has good solubility and is not lipophilic
eff↝, ART would not distribute well to the tissues and might be more effective in treating cancers such as leukemia, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or renal cell carcinoma because the liver and kidney are highly perfused organs.
Half-Life↓, Pharmacokinetic studies showed a relatively short t1/2 of artemisinins. For ART, t1/2 was 0.41 h
Ferritin↓, Figure 3
GPx4↓,
NADPH↓,
GSH↓,
BAX↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
cl‑Casp3↑,
VEGF↓, angiogenesis
IL8↓,
COX2↓,
MMP9↓,
E-cadherin↑,
MMP2↓,
NF-kB↓,
p16↑, cell cycle arrest
CDK4↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
p62↓, autophagy
LC3II↑,
EMT↓, suppressing EMT and CSCs
CSCs↓,
Wnt↓, Depress Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
uPA↓, Inhibit u-PA activity, protein and mRNA expression
TumAuto↑, Emerging evidence suggests that autophagy induction is one of the molecular mechanisms underlying anticancer activity of artemisinins
angioG↓, Inhibition of Angiogenesis
ChemoSen↑, Many studies also reported that the use of artemisinins sensitized cancer cells to conventional chemotherapy and exerted a synergistic effect on apoptosis, inhibition of cell growth, and a reduction of cell viability, leading to a lower IC50 value

5380- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin and Its Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, Artemisinin (1, Figure 2) could suppress cell growth [16], reduce angiogenesis-related factors [17], and induce ferroptosis [18] in breast cancer cell lines
angioG↓,
Ferroptosis↑,
TumCP↑, Dihydroartemisinin (2, Figure 2) exhibited anticancer effects against breast cancer by suppressing cell proliferation [16], inhibiting angiogenesis [19], inducing autophagy [20] and pyroptosis [21], and targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) [
TumAuto↑,
CSCs↑,
eff↑, Dihydroartemisinin is more potent than artemisinin, as the IC50 values at 24 h were lower on MCF-7 (129.1 μM versus 396.6 μM) and MDA-MB-231 (62.95 μM versus 336.63 μM)
YAP/TEAD↓, Additionally, dihydroartemisinin was proven to have the ability to reduce the expression of yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1), which has been commonly used as a prognostic marker in liver cancer.
TumCCA↑, induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by promoting oxygen species (ROS) accumulation.
ROS↑,
ChemoSen↑, The application of combination treatment using artemisinin and its derivatives with commonly used chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, carboplatin, doxorubicin, temozolomide, etc., always exhibits significantly improved anticancer effects
N-cadherin↓, and inhibiting the proliferation, colony formation, and invasiveness of colon cancer cells by inhibiting NRP2, N-cadherin, and Vimentin expression
Vim↓,
MMP9↓, by decreasing the expression of HuR and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 proteins [24],
eff↑, Further investigations suggested that both dihydroartemisinin treatment and the loss of PRIM2 could lead to a decreased GSH level and induce cellular lipid ROS and mitochondrial MDA expression.
STAT3↓, Recently, artemisinin and its derivatives were reported to have potential as direct STAT3 inhibitors [98].
CD133↓, dihydroartemisinin treatment could significantly reduce the expression of CSC markers (CD133, CD44, Nanog, c-Myc, and OCT4) by downregulating Akt/mTOR pathway
CD44↓,
Nanog↓,
cMyc↓,
OCT4↓,
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,

5378- ART/DHA,    Natural Agents Modulating Ferroptosis in Cancer: Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
Ferroptosis↑, Artemisinin increases ferroptosis risk in cancer cells by increasing cellular free iron and lipid peroxidation, causing increased membrane permeability and decreased integrity [59]
Iron↑,
lipid-P↑,
MOMP↑,
AntiCan↑, Artemisinin has anticancer and antimalarial properties by upregulating NCOA4 and DMT1 levels, raising ferrous ion levels, and causing ferroptosis by downregulating GSH and GPX4 levels [30, 59, 75].
NCOA4↑,
GSH↓,
GPx4↓,
ROS↑, Artemisinin and its derivatives regulate 20 iron metabolism genes, thereby causing the formation of ROS [76]
ChemoSen↑, Artesunate, when combined with sorafenib, can enhance the susceptibility of hepatocellular carcinoma cells to cisplatin resistance through ferroptosis inhibition [77].
ER Stress↑, artemisinin, specifically ferroptosis, by controlling iron metabolism, producing ROS, and triggering ER‐stress.
DNAdam↑, primary antineoplastic mechanisms of artemisinin are ferroptosis, DNA damage, tumour angiogenesis suppression and cell cycle inhibition [78]
angioG↓,
TumCCA↑,
eff↓, while NAC and ferrostatin‐1 partially reverse these effects [82]

5137- ART/DHA,    Autophagy-dependent cell cycle arrest in esophageal cancer cells exposed to dihydroartemisinin
- vitro+vivo, ESCC, Eca109
tumCV↓, Our results proved that DHA significantly reduced the viability of Eca109 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner.
TumCCA↑, DHA evidently induced cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase in Eca109 cells
ROS↑, Mechanistically, DHA induced intracellular ROS generation and autophagy in Eca109 cells
TumAuto↑,
eff↓, blocking ROS by an antioxidant NAC obviously inhibited autophagy
TRF2↓, we found that telomere shelterin component TRF2 was down-regulated in Eca109 cells exposed to DHA through autophagy-dependent degradation
TumCP↓, DHA inhibits the proliferation ability of Eca109 cells in vitro and in vivo

5129- ART/DHA,    Evidence for the Involvement of Carbon-centered Radicals in the Induction of Apoptotic Cell Death by Artemisinin Compounds
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
Casp↑, In HL-60 cells the endoperoxides induce caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death characterized by concentration- and time-dependent mitochondrial membrane depolarization, activation of caspases-3 and -7, sub-G0/G1 DNA formation
Apoptosis↑,
MMP↓,
TumCCA↑,
eff↑, have led the World Health Organization to recommend the use of ART-based combination therapies to all countries experiencing resistance to conventional monotherapies.
eff↑, The most sensitive cell lines are characterized by their rapid proliferation, often accompanied by a high intracellular iron concentration to sustain continued proliferation

570- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin and its derivatives can significantly inhibit lung tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis through Wnt/β-catenin signaling
- vitro+vivo, NSCLC, A549 - vitro+vivo, NSCLC, H1299
TumCCA↑, arresting cell cycle in G1 phase.
CSCs↓,
TumCI↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCG↓,
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, main pathway
Nanog↓,
SOX2↓,
OCT4↓, oct3/4
N-cadherin↓,
Vim↓,
E-cadherin↑,

569- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin exhibits anti-glioma stem cell activity through inhibiting p-AKT and activating caspase-3
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
TumCP↓,
Apoptosis↑,
TumCCA↑, cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase
Casp3↑,
p‑Akt↓,

985- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin suppresses aerobic glycolysis in thyroid cancer cells by downregulating HIF-1a, which is increased by the XIST/miR-93/HIF-1a pathway
- in-vitro, Thyroid, TPC-1 - Human, NA, NA
XIST↓, HIF-1a is highly expressed in TC tissues and is positively correlated with the level of XIST in the serum of patients with TC.
Hif1a↓,
Glycolysis↓,
TumCCA↑, inhibited the cell cycle, and G1 phase cells increased by 17%
TumMeta↓, 51%

564- ART/DHA,  Cisplatin,    Dihydroartemisinin as a Putative STAT3 Inhibitor, Suppresses the Growth of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Targeting Jak2/STAT3 Signaling
- in-vitro, NA, HN30
JAK2↓,
STAT3↓,
MMP2↓,
MMP9↓,
Mcl-1↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
VEGF↓,
TumCCA↑, G1 cell cycle arrest in HNSCC
ChemoSen↑, DHA also synergized with cisplatin in tumor inhibition in HNSCC cells

556- ART/DHA,    Artemisinins as a novel anti-cancer therapy: Targeting a global cancer pandemic through drug repurposing
- Review, NA, NA
IL6↓,
IL1↓, IL-1β
TNF-α↓,
TGF-β↓, TGF-β1
NF-kB↓,
MIP2↓,
PGE2↓,
NO↓,
Hif1a↓,
KDR/FLK-1↓,
VEGF↓,
MMP2↓,
TIMP2↑,
ITGB1↑,
NCAM↑,
p‑ATM↑,
p‑ATR↑,
p‑CHK1↑,
p‑Chk2↑,
Wnt/(β-catenin)↓,
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
ERK↓, ERK1/2
cMyc↓,
mTOR↓,
survivin↓,
cMET↓,
EGFR↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
cycE1↓,
CDK4/6↓,
p16↑,
p27↑,
Apoptosis↑,
TumAuto↑,
Ferroptosis↑,
oncosis↑,
TumCCA↑, G0/G1 into M phase, G0/G1 into S phase, G1 and G2/M
ROS↑, ovarian cancer cell line model, artesunate induced oxidative stress, DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and downregulation of RAD51 foci
DNAdam↑,
RAD51↓,
HR↓,

2321- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin mediating PKM2-caspase-8/3-GSDME axis for pyroptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- in-vitro, ESCC, Eca109 - in-vitro, ESCC, EC9706
Pyro↑, DHA treatment to ESCC, we found that some dying cells exhibited the characteristic morphology of pyroptosis, such as blowing large bubbles from the cell membrane,
PKM2↓, accompanied by downregulation of pyruvate kinase isoform M2 (PKM2),
Casp8↑, activation of caspase-8/3, and production of GSDME-NT
Casp3↑,
Warburg↓, previous studies, we demonstrated that DHA has anti-esophageal cancer effects by blocking the cell cycle in G0/G1 phase, inducing apoptosis, regulating the NF-κB/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway ... and downregulating the expression of PKM2 to inhibit the Warburg
TumCCA↑,
Apoptosis↑,

2577- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: status of progress, mechanism of action, and future perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
eff↑, Artemisinin-transferrin conjugate has been shown to be more potent than artemisinin in killing cancer cells
TumCCA↑, ART has been shown to act on the G 1 phase , and DHA and ARS on the G2/M phase arrest
BioAv↑, Artemetherâ's solubility has been increased by 3- to 15-fold using pegylated lysine-based copolymeric den- dritic micelles (5-25 nm, loading 0.5-1 g/g) with prolonged release of up to 1-2 days in vitro
eff↑, ART crystals have been encapsulated with chitosan, gelatin, and alginate (766 nm) with a 90% encapsulation efficiency and improved hydrophilicity
ChemoSen↑, Combining artemisinins with chemotherapy in nano drug delivery systems can improve efficacy through higher com- bination index


* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 15

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Ferroptosis↑, 5,   GPx4↓, 2,   GSH↓, 2,   Iron↑, 1,   lipid-P↑, 2,   ROS↑, 7,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 2,   NCOA4↑, 1,   Tf↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ADP:ATP↑, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   MMP↓, 1,   Raf↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 1,   cMyc↓, 3,   Glycolysis↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,   Warburg↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 2,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 6,   BAX↑, 3,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 2,   Casp9↑, 2,   p‑Chk2↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 5,   JNK↓, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   MOMP↑, 1,   oncosis↑, 1,   p27↑, 2,   Pyro↑, 1,   survivin↓, 3,   YAP/TEAD↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

tumCV↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ER Stress↓, 1,   ER Stress↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

LC3II↑, 1,   p62↓, 1,   TumAuto↑, 5,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

p‑ATM↑, 1,   p‑ATR↑, 1,   p‑CHK1↑, 1,   DNAdam↑, 5,   HR↓, 1,   p16↑, 2,   PCNA↓, 1,   RAD51↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↑, 1,   CDK2↓, 1,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 2,   CDK4↑, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 4,   cycE/CCNE↓, 1,   cycE1↓, 1,   E2Fs↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 15,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CD133↓, 1,   CD44↓, 1,   cMET↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 2,   CSCs↑, 1,   Diff↑, 1,   EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 2,   mTOR↓, 2,   mTOR↑, 1,   Nanog↓, 2,   OCT4↓, 2,   PI3K↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 2,   TOP2↓, 1,   TRF2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 2,   Wnt↓, 1,   Wnt/(β-catenin)↓, 2,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 1,   Cdc42↑, 1,   CDK4/6↓, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 3,   ITGB1↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 4,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 4,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   NCAM↑, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TIMP2↑, 2,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumCMig↓, 2,   TumCP↓, 4,   TumCP↑, 1,   TumMeta↓, 2,   uPA↓, 2,   Vim↓, 2,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 5,   EGFR↓, 1,   EPR↑, 1,   Hif1a↓, 2,   KDR/FLK-1↓, 1,   NO↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 4,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 3,   IL1↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 1,   IL8↓, 2,   JAK2↓, 1,   MIP2↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

CDK6↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 2,   BioAv↝, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 6,   eff↓, 3,   eff↑, 7,   eff↝, 1,   Half-Life↓, 2,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

EGFR↓, 1,   Ferritin↓, 2,   IL6↓, 1,   XIST↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 2,   toxicity↑, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 147

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: TumCCA, Tumor cell cycle arrest
15 Artemisinin
1 Silver-NanoParticles
1 Cisplatin
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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