The invention provides application of linarin in preparation of a
medicine for preventing or treating
renal fibrosis, and belongs to the technical field of medical application. Researches find that the linarin can down-regulate the expression levels of YAP,
CTGF and
inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1beta and TNF-alpha, and on the basis, the linarin or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or solvate thereof can be used for preparing the
medicine for preventing and treating
renal fibrosis caused by unilateral
ureter obstruction or
fibroblast hyperplasia. According to the present invention, the pharmaceutical composition can effectively inhibit the one-side
ureter obstruction, can reverse the
kidney injury caused by the one-side
ureter obstruction, can improve the renal dysfunction caused by the one-side ureter obstruction, can provide the new
drug selection for the application
scenario requiring the down-regulation of the expression levels of YAP,
CTGF and the like, and can provide the important guiding significance for the prevention and treatment of the
renal fibrosis and the
kidney injury, the renal dysfunction and other diseases caused by the renal
fibrosis. And the linarin has no obvious toxic or
side effect, is definite in
curative effect, safe and controllable, and has a relatively high practical application value.