Let’s start with the first question: 1. **What tool was used for pathway enrichment analysis?** - DAVID Bioinformatics Resource 6.9 was used for pathway enrichment analysis. 2. **Was a tool version number provided?** - Not described 3. **What gene set library was queried (eg: GO, KEGG, Reactome or other)?** - KEGG and GO were queried. 4. **Was a background gene list defined for pathway enrichment analysis?** - Not described 5. **What statistical test was used for enrichment analysis?** - Not described 6. **Was false discovery rate correction used to control the number of false positives in the pathway enrichment analysis?** - Not described.