ACTA1 and chronic kidney disease: Each of SPL and ZnO-NPs up-regulated antioxidant genes (Nrf2 and HO-1), down-regulated fibrotic and inflammatory genes (TGF-β1, Wnt7a, β-catenin, fibronectin, collagen IV, α-SMA, TNF-α, and IL-6) compared to CKD.