“…Oridonin has previously been investigated for its therapeutic effects on the following types of caners: colon, 2 , 3 , 6 , 10 , 11 breast, 12 , 13 pancreatic, 14 , 15 lung, 16 , 17 , 18 gallbladder, 19 prostate, 20 ovarian, 21 oesophageal, 22 oral, 23 , 24 bladder, 25 liver 26 and other cancers. It has been reported that the inhibitory effect of oridonin on proliferation of gastric cancer is mainly related to inducing apoptosis and promoting autophagy, 27 , 28 , 29 without further in‐depth discussions. Our previous study found that oridonin can block the G 2 /M phase of gastric cancer cells 30 and induce apoptosis 31 by affecting the expression of cyclinD1/CDK4 and cyclinA/CDK2 proteins.…”