Artemisinin Cancer Research Results

ART/DHA, Artemisinin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:

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
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↑, BAX↑, Bcl-2↑, Casp3↑, Casp9↑, DNAdam↑, TumCCA↑, Apoptosis↑,
4552- AgNPs,  ART/DHA,    Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Artemisia turcomanica leaf extract and the study of anti-cancer effect and apoptosis induction on gastric cancer cell line (AGS)
- in-vitro, GC, AGS
AntiCan↑, Apoptosis↑, eff↑,
3388- ART/DHA,    Keap1 Cystenine 151 as a Potential Target for Artemisitene-Induced Nrf2 Activation
- in-vitro, Lung, A549 - in-vitro, Nor, GP-293 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
NRF2↑, ROS∅,
3666- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin Attenuates Amyloid-Induced Brain Inflammation and Memory Impairments by Modulating TLR4/NF-κB Signaling
- NA, AD, NA
*Inflam↓, *neuroP↑, *TLR4↓, *NF-kB↓, *memory↑, *ROS↓, *iNOS↓, *COX2↓, *cognitive↑,
3665- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin B Improves Learning and Memory Impairment in AD Dementia Mice by Suppressing Neuroinflammation
- Review, AD, NA
*Inflam↓, *NO↓, *IL1β↓, *IL6↓, *TNF-α↓, *MyD88↓, *NF-kB↓, *TLR4↓, *memory↑,
3396- ART/DHA,    Progress on the study of the anticancer effects of artesunate
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, TumCI↓, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, Diff↑, TumAuto↑, angioG↓, TumCCA↑, ROS↑, AMPK↑, mTOR↑, ChemoSen↑, Tf↑, Ferroptosis↑, Ferritin↓, lipid-P↑, CDK1↑, CDK2↑, CDK4↑, CDK6↑, SIRT1↑, COX2↓, IL1β↓, survivin↓, DNAdam↑, RadioS↑,
3395- ART/DHA,    Artesunate Induces Ferroptosis in Hepatic Stellate Cells and Alleviates Liver Fibrosis via the ROCK1/ATF3 Axis
- in-vitro, NA, HSC-T6
*Ferroptosis↑, *GSH↓, *ROCK1↓,
3394- ART/DHA,    Anticancer activities and mechanisms of heat-clearing and detoxicating traditional Chinese herbal medicine
IGF-1R↓,
3393- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin-derived artemisitene blocks ROS-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome and alleviates ulcerative colitis
- in-vivo, Col, NA
*ROS↓, *NLRP3↓, *Inflam↓,
3392- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin inhibits inflammatory response via regulating NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways
- in-vitro, Nor, Hep3B - in-vivo, NA, NA
*Inflam↓, *NF-kB↓, *ROS↓, *p‑p38↓, *p‑ERK↓,
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↓, TumMeta↓, angioG↓, TumVol↓, BioAv↓, Half-Life↓, BioAv↑, eff↑, eff↓, ROS↑, selectivity↑, TumCCA↑, survivin↓, BAX↑, Casp3↓, Casp8↑, Casp9↑, CDC25↓, CycB/CCNB1↓, NF-kB↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, cycE/CCNE↓, E2Fs↓, P21↑, p27↑, ADP:ATP↑, MDM2↓, VEGF↓, IL8↓, COX2↓, MMP9↓, ER Stress↓, cMyc↓, GRP78/BiP↑, DNAdam↑, AP-1↓, MMP2↓, PKCδ↓, Raf↓, ERK↓, JNK↓, PCNA↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, TOP2↓, uPA↓, MMP7↓, TIMP2↑, Cdc42↑, E-cadherin↑,
3390- ART/DHA,    Ferroptosis: The Silver Lining of Cancer Therapy
Ferroptosis↑, Iron↑, NCOA4↝, ROS↑, Fenton↑, Tf↓,
3389- ART/DHA,    Emerging mechanisms and applications of ferroptosis in the treatment of resistant cancers
- Review, Var, NA
GSH↓, ROS↑, NRF2↑, eff↑,
4278- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin Ameliorates the Neurotoxic Effect of 3-Nitropropionic Acid: A Possible Involvement of the ERK/BDNF/Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway
- in-vivo, NA, NA
*IL6↓, *Casp3↓, *Casp9↓, *BDNF↑, *ERK↑, *NRF2↑, *HO-1↑, *neuroP↑, *antiOx↑, *Inflam↓,
3387- ART/DHA,    Ferroptosis: A New Research Direction of Artemisinin and Its Derivatives in Anti-Cancer Treatment
- Review, Var, NA
BioAv↓, lipid-P↑, Ferroptosis↑, Iron↑, GPx4↓, GSH↓, P53↑, ER Stress↑, PERK↑, ATF4↑, GRP78/BiP↑, CHOP↑, ROS↑, NRF2↑,
3386- ART/DHA,    Effects of Caffeine-Artemisinin Combination on Liver Function and Oxidative Stress in Selected Organs in 7,12-Dimethylbenzanthracene-Treated Rats
- in-vivo, Nor, NA
*MDA↑, *SOD↓, *GSH∅, *Catalase↓,
3385- ART/DHA,    Interaction of artemisinin protects the activity of antioxidant enzyme catalase: A biophysical study
- Study, NA, NA
*NF-kB↑, *Catalase↑,
3384- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin triggers ferroptosis in primary liver cancer cells by promoting and unfolded protein response‑induced upregulation of CHAC1 expression
- in-vitro, Liver, Hep3B - in-vitro, Liver, HUH7 - in-vitro, Liver, HepG2
Ferroptosis↑, ROS↑, GSH↓, UPR↑, GPx4↓, PERK↑, eIF2α↑, ATF4↑,
3383- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin: A Potential Natural Anticancer Drug
- Review, Var, NA
TumCP↓, Apoptosis↑, TumMeta↓, angioG↓, TumAuto↑, ER Stress↑, ROS↑, Ca+2↑, p38↑, HSP70/HSPA5↓, PPARγ↑, GLUT1↓, Glycolysis↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, Hif1a↓, PKM2↓, lactateProd↓, GlucoseCon↓, EMT↓, Slug↓, Zeb1↓, ZEB2↓, Twist↓, Snail?, CAFs/TAFs↓, TGF-β↓, p‑STAT3↓, M2 MC↓, uPA↓, HH↓, AXL↓, VEGFR2↓, JNK↑, Beclin-1↑, GRP78/BiP↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, eff↑, IL4↓, DR5↑, Cyt‑c↑, Fas↑, FADD↑, cl‑PARP↑, cycE/CCNE↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, Mcl-1↓, Ki-67↓, Bcl-2↓, CDK6↓, VEGF↓, COX2↓, MMP9↓,
3382- ART/DHA,    Repurposing Artemisinin and its Derivatives as Anticancer Drugs: A Chance or Challenge?
- Review, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, toxicity↑, Ferroptosis↑, ROS↑, TumCCA↑, BioAv↝, eff↝, Half-Life↓, Ferritin↓, GPx4↓, NADPH↓, GSH↓, BAX↑, Cyt‑c↑, cl‑Casp3↑, VEGF↓, IL8↓, COX2↓, MMP9↓, E-cadherin↑, MMP2↓, NF-kB↓, p16↑, CDK4↓, cycD1/CCND1↓, p62↓, LC3II↑, EMT↓, CSCs↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin/ZEB1↓, uPA↓, TumAuto↑, angioG↓, ChemoSen↑,
3345- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin-induced unfolded protein response feedback attenuates ferroptosis via PERK/ATF4/HSPA5 pathway in glioma cells
- in-vitro, GBM, NA
ROS↑, Ferroptosis↑, lipid-P↑, HSP70/HSPA5↑, ER Stress↑, ATF4↑, GRP78/BiP↑, MDA↑, GSH↓, eff↑, GPx4↑,
2582- ART/DHA,  5-ALA,    Mechanistic Investigation of the Specific Anticancer Property of Artemisinin and Its Combination with Aminolevulinic Acid for Enhanced Anticolorectal Cancer Activity
- in-vivo, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT116
eff↑, ROS↑, selectivity↑, TumCG↓, toxicity↓,
2581- ART/DHA,  PB,    Synergistic cytotoxicity of artemisinin and sodium butyrate on human cancer cells
- in-vitro, AML, NA
eff↑, selectivity↑,
2580- ART/DHA,  VitC,    Effects of Antioxidants and Pro-oxidants on Cytotoxicity of Dihydroartemisinin to Molt-4 Human Leukemia Cells
- in-vitro, AML, NA
eff↓, other↝, ROS↑, eff↓, eff↓,
555- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin as an anticancer drug: Recent advances in target profiling and mechanisms of action
- Review, NA, NA
STAT3↓,
5135- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Inhibits mTORC1 Signaling by Activating the AMPK Pathway in Rhabdomyosarcoma Tumor Cells
- vitro+vivo, Var, NA
mTORC1↓, AMPK↑, TumCG↓,
5383- ART/DHA,    Artesunate is a drug used to treat severe malaria.
- Review, Var, NA
Half-Life?,
5382- ART/DHA,    A phase I study of intravenous artesunate in patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies
- Trial, Var, NA
AntiCan↑, Dose↝, Dose↝,
5381- ART/DHA,    Artemisitene triggers calcium-dependent ferroptosis by disrupting the LSH-EWSR1 interaction in colorectal cancer
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, Nor, NCM460 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, CRC, HCT8
Ferroptosis↑, CYP24A1↓, Ca+2↑, SCD1↓, FAO↑, lipid-P↑, eff↑, selectivity↑, other?,
5380- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin and Its Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents
- Review, Var, NA
TumCG↓, angioG↓, Ferroptosis↑, TumCP↑, TumAuto↑, CSCs↑, eff↑, YAP/TEAD↓, TumCCA↑, ROS↑, ChemoSen↑, N-cadherin↓, Vim↓, MMP9↓, eff↑, STAT3↓, CD133↓, CD44↓, Nanog↓, cMyc↓, OCT4↓, Akt↓, mTOR↓,
5379- ART/DHA,    Iron-fueled ferroptosis: a new axis for immunomodulation to overcome cancer drug resistance—from immune microenvironment crosstalk to therapeutic translation
Ferritin↓, Iron↑, Fenton↑, lipid-P↑, ChemoSen↑, ROS↑, eff↝,
5378- ART/DHA,    Natural Agents Modulating Ferroptosis in Cancer: Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Review, Var, NA
Ferroptosis↑, Iron↑, lipid-P↑, MOMP↑, AntiCan↑, NCOA4↑, GSH↓, GPx4↓, ROS↑, ChemoSen↑, ER Stress↑, DNAdam↑, angioG↓, TumCCA↑, eff↓,
5377- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin-induced ferroptosis in acute myeloid leukemia: links to iron metabolism and metallothionein
- in-vitro, AML, NA
AntiCan↑, Ferroptosis↑, Iron↑, Mets↑, eff↑, GSH↝, eff↑, other↓, eff↑, other↓,
5376- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin compounds sensitize cancer cells to ferroptosis by regulating iron homeostasis
- in-vitro, CRC, HCT116 - in-vitro, CRC, HT29 - in-vitro, CRC, SW48 - in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-453
Ferroptosis↑, Ferritin↓, Iron↑, eff↑, TumAuto↑, LC3II↑, ROS↑,
5137- ART/DHA,    Autophagy-dependent cell cycle arrest in esophageal cancer cells exposed to dihydroartemisinin
- vitro+vivo, ESCC, Eca109
tumCV↓, TumCCA↑, ROS↑, TumAuto↑, eff↓, TRF2↓, TumCP↓,
5136- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin targets VEGFR2 via the NF-κB pathway in endothelial cells to inhibit angiogenesis
- in-vitro, Var, NA
angioG↓, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, NF-kB↓,
3667- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin improves neurocognitive deficits associated with sepsis by activating the AMPK axis in microglia
- Review, Sepsis, NA
*cognitive↑, *neuroP↑, *TNF-α↓, *IL6↓, *NF-kB↓, *AMPK↑, *ROS↓, *Akt↑, *MCP1↓, *MIP2↓, *TGF-β↑, *Inflam↓,
5134- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin induces autophagy by suppressing NF-κB activation
- in-vitro, Var, NA
TumAuto↑, NF-kB↓, ChemoSen↑,
5133- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Exerts Anti-Tumor Activity by Inducing Mitochondrion and Endoplasmic Reticulum Apoptosis and Autophagic Cell Death in Human Glioblastoma Cells
- in-vitro, GBM, U87MG - in-vitro, GBM, U251
AntiTum↑, tumCV↓, Apoptosis↓, MMP↓, Cyt‑c↑, Casp9↑, CHOP↑, GRP78/BiP↑, eIF2α↑, Casp12↑, ER Stress↑, TumAuto↑, ROS↑,
5132- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Exerts Its Anticancer Activity through Depleting Cellular Iron via Transferrin Receptor-1
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
Iron↓, TfR1/CD71↓, ROS↑,
5131- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) induces caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in human lung adenocarcinoma ASTC-a-1 cells
- in-vitro, NSCLC, ASTC-a-1
Apoptosis↑, MMP↓, Casp3↑, TumCP↓,
5130- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Induces Apoptosis in Human Bladder Cancer Cell Lines Through Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondrial Membrane Potential, and Cytochrome C Pathway
- in-vitro, Bladder, T24/HTB-9
tumCV↓, eff↓, Apoptosis↑, Casp3↑, ROS↑, Cyt‑c↑, MMP↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, MOMP↑, TumCG↓,
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↑, Apoptosis↑, MMP↓, TumCCA↑, eff↑, eff↑,
4993- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin inhibits galectin-1–induced ferroptosis resistance and peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer via the Nrf2–HO-1 pathway
- vitro+vivo, GC, NA
Ferroptosis↑, NRF2↓, HO-1↓, PI3K↓, Akt↓, TumMeta↓,
4992- ART/DHA,    Dihydroartemisinin Increases the Sensitivity of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells to Cytarabine via the Nrf2/HO-1 Anti-Oxidant Signaling Pathway
- in-vitro, AML, HL-60
Apoptosis↑, Diff↑, ROS↓, HO-1↓, NRF2∅,
4991- ART/DHA,  doxoR,    Dihydroartemisinin alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and ferroptosis by activating Nrf2 and regulating autophagy
- in-vivo, Nor, H9c2
*cardioP↑, *ROS↓, *Ferroptosis↓, *NRF2↑, Keap1↓,
2578- ART/DHA,  RES,    Synergic effects of artemisinin and resveratrol in cancer cells
- in-vitro, Liver, HepG2 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa
Dose↝, TumCMig↓, Apoptosis↑, necrosis↑, ROS↑, eff↑,
567- ART/DHA,    An Untargeted Proteomics and Systems-based Mechanistic Investigation of Artesunate in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
- in-vitro, Lung, BEAS-2B
NRF2↑, AP-1↑, NFAT↑,
976- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin selectively decreases functional levels of estrogen receptor-alpha and ablates estrogen-induced proliferation in human breast cancer cells
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7
ERα/ESR1↓,
957- ART/DHA,    Artemisinin inhibits the development of esophageal cancer by targeting HIF-1α to reduce glycolysis levels
- in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE150 - in-vitro, ESCC, KYSE170
TumCP↓, TumMeta↓, Glycolysis↓, N-cadherin↓, PKM2↓, Hif1a↓,

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Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


NA, unassigned ⓘ

CYP24A1↓, 1,  

Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

Fenton↑, 2,   Ferroptosis↑, 12,   GPx4↓, 4,   GPx4↑, 1,   GSH↓, 6,   GSH↝, 1,   HO-1↓, 2,   Iron↓, 1,   Iron↑, 6,   Keap1↓, 1,   lipid-P↑, 6,   MDA↑, 1,   Mets↑, 1,   NRF2↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 4,   NRF2∅, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   ROS↑, 20,   ROS∅, 1,  

Metal & Cofactor Biology ⓘ

Ferritin↓, 4,   NCOA4↑, 1,   NCOA4↝, 1,   Tf↓, 1,   Tf↑, 1,   TfR1/CD71↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

ADP:ATP↑, 1,   CDC25↓, 1,   MMP↓, 4,   Raf↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 2,   cMyc↓, 2,   FAO↑, 1,   GlucoseCon↓, 1,   Glycolysis↓, 2,   lactateProd↓, 1,   NADPH↓, 1,   PKM2↓, 2,   PPARγ↑, 1,   SCD1↓, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 3,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 9,   BAX↑, 4,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp12↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp3↑, 3,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   Casp8↑, 1,   Casp9↑, 3,   Cyt‑c↑, 4,   DR5↑, 1,   FADD↑, 1,   Fas↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 12,   JNK↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   MDM2↓, 1,   MOMP↑, 2,   necrosis↑, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 2,   YAP/TEAD↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

other?, 1,   other↓, 2,   other↝, 1,   tumCV↓, 3,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 2,   eIF2α↑, 2,   ER Stress↓, 1,   ER Stress↑, 5,   GRP78/BiP↑, 5,   HSP70/HSPA5↓, 1,   HSP70/HSPA5↑, 1,   PERK↑, 2,   UPR↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes ⓘ

Beclin-1↑, 1,   LC3II↑, 2,   p62↓, 1,   TumAuto↑, 8,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 4,   p16↑, 1,   P53↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 1,   PCNA↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↑, 1,   CDK2↓, 2,   CDK2↑, 1,   CDK4↓, 3,   CDK4↑, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 2,   cycE/CCNE↓, 2,   E2Fs↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   TumCCA↑, 8,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CD133↓, 1,   CD44↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 1,   CSCs↑, 1,   Diff↑, 2,   EMT↓, 2,   ERK↓, 1,   HH↓, 1,   IGF-1R↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   mTOR↑, 1,   mTORC1↓, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   OCT4↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 2,   STAT3↓, 2,   p‑STAT3↓, 1,   TOP2↓, 1,   TRF2↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 4,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 1,   AP-1↑, 1,   AXL↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 2,   CAFs/TAFs↓, 1,   Cdc42↑, 1,   E-cadherin↑, 2,   Ki-67↓, 1,   MMP2↓, 2,   MMP7↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 4,   N-cadherin↓, 2,   NFAT↑, 1,   PKCδ↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail?, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TIMP2↑, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 3,   TumCP↓, 7,   TumCP↑, 1,   TumMeta↓, 4,   Twist↓, 1,   uPA↓, 3,   Vim↓, 1,   Zeb1↓, 1,   ZEB2↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 7,   ATF4↑, 3,   EPR↑, 1,   Hif1a↓, 2,   VEGF↓, 3,   VEGFR2↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

GLUT1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 4,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL4↓, 1,   IL8↓, 2,   M2 MC↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 4,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors ⓘ

CDK6↓, 1,   CDK6↑, 1,   ERα/ESR1↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 2,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 6,   Dose↝, 3,   eff↓, 7,   eff↑, 22,   eff↝, 2,   Half-Life?, 1,   Half-Life↓, 2,   RadioS↑, 1,   selectivity↑, 4,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

ERα/ESR1↓, 1,   Ferritin↓, 4,   Ki-67↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 5,   AntiTum↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,   toxicity↑, 1,   TumVol↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 188

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↓, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↓, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   GSH↓, 1,   GSH∅, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   MDA↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↓, 5,   SOD↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

AMPK↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp9↓, 1,   Ferroptosis↓, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   p‑p38↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

ERK↑, 1,   p‑ERK↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

ROCK1↓, 1,   TGF-β↑, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL6↓, 3,   Inflam↓, 6,   MCP1↓, 1,   MIP2↓, 1,   MyD88↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 4,   NF-kB↑, 1,   TLR4↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

BDNF↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

NLRP3↓, 1,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 3,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cardioP↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 2,   memory↑, 2,   neuroP↑, 3,  
Total Targets: 43

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  -different cell line effects
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