Artesunate directly targets glucosylceramidase to suppress hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation and trigger apoptosis.
Network calculation and a series of in vivo and in vitro experimental data demonstrated that the apoptosis-related GBA-ceramide-CTSD-BID-BAX signaling was one of the key putative target pathways by which artesunate may inhibit the malignant progression of HCC.