Effect of oral administration of Si-based agent on renal mRNA expression.

Oral administration of Si-based agents produces large amounts of hydrogen under alkaline conditions in the intestinal tract. Hydrogen removes reactive oxygen species and reduces oxidative stress. It is also known that oxidative stress is involved in the progression of renal fibrosis. We reported that oral administration of Si- based agent suppressed renal fibrosis using UUO model. mRNA expression in Sham group, UUO group, and UUO+Si group was evaluated by RNA-seq and functional analysis, and found that fibrosis-related Gene ontology and Pathways related to fibrosis were suppressed by the Si-based agent.