Matrine, a novel autophagy inhibitor, possesses anti-inflammation, immunosuppression, anti-fibrotic and anticancer activities, it could inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells in vitro by up-regulating Fas/FasL expression and activating caspase-3 enzyme. Matrine can be a potential candidate to fight against Candida-related infections by regulating yeast-to-hypha transition.