In order to make sure whether scutellarin promotes the apoptosis and inhibits the proliferation of glioma cells by downregulating BIRC5, scutellarin was added to U251 and LN229 cells, RT‐qPCR was used to detect the expression of the BIRC5 gene in U251 and LN229 cells after 48 h. This evidence concerns the gene BIRC5 and central nervous system cancer.