Description
Jatrorrhizine, coming from the barks of Phellodendron chinense Schneid, was a safe and potential antihypercholesterolemic agent from RC which could improve the utilization and excretion of cholesterol by up-regulating the mRNA and protein expression of LDLR and CYP7A1. It increases contractility of gastric antral and ileum smooth muscles of rat gastrointestinal tract. Jatrorrhizine offset postoperative ileus-induced delayed gastric emptying and intestinal transit in rats, an action mediated via the cholinergic pathway, but not involving activation of 5-HT(4) receptors.