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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4232006
title: The earliest Jurassic A-type granite in the Nanling Range of southeastern South China: petrogenesis and geological implications

description: The tectonic transition from the palaeo-Tethyan to palaeo-Pacific dynamic domains in the South China Block (SCB) is still a matter of debate. The A-type granites collected from the southeastern SCB offered an opportunity to illustrate this tectonic transition. This article records a set of petrographic, geochronological, and geochemical data for the Wengong granitic pluton from the eastern Nanling Range. LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb dating shows a crystallization age of 196.9 ± 4.4 Ma with <i>ε</i><sub>Hf</sub>(<i>t</i>) values ranging from +2.1 to +7.7. The samples have high SiO<sub>2</sub>, Zr+Nb+Ce+Y, FeOt/MgO, Ga/Al, and Y/Nb and are depleted in Nb–Ta, Zr–Hf, Ba, Sr, Ti, and Eu, similar to those of the A<sub>2</sub>-type granite. Their initial <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr ratios range from 0.70885 to 0.70983 and the <i>ε</i><sub>Nd</sub>(<i>t</i>) values range from −2.9 to −1.1, close to those of the Early Palaeozoic mafic rocks in the southeastern SCB. The Wengong A<sub>2</sub>-type granite was derived from partial melting of the mafic rocks underplated into the lower crust during the Early Palaeozoic. The Mesozoic A-type granites in the southeastern SCB can be subdivided into 229–215 Ma (Late Triassic), 197–152 Ma (Jurassic), and 135–92 Ma (Cretaceous). They differ in geochemical and spatial distribution characteristics. The Late Triassic A-type granites were formed in the post-collision extensional setting associated with the palaeo-Tethyan dynamic domain, whereas the Cretaceous A-type granites were under the control of the palaeo-Pacific dynamic domain. The A-type granites were hardly exposed during the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic and Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous. The Jurassic A-type granites were formed in the intra-plate extensional setting, a response to the tectonic transition from the palaeo-Tethyan to palaeo-Pacific dynamic domains. Thus, the occurrence of the Wengong A<sub>2</sub>-type granite indicates that this tectonic transition possibly initiated at the earliest Early Jurassic.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4232006.v1
title: The earliest Jurassic A-type granite in the Nanling Range of southeastern South China: petrogenesis and geological implications

description: The tectonic transition from the palaeo-Tethyan to palaeo-Pacific dynamic domains in the South China Block (SCB) is still a matter of debate. The A-type granites collected from the southeastern SCB offered an opportunity to illustrate this tectonic transition. This article records a set of petrographic, geochronological, and geochemical data for the Wengong granitic pluton from the eastern Nanling Range. LA-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb dating shows a crystallization age of 196.9 ± 4.4 Ma with <i>ε</i><sub>Hf</sub>(<i>t</i>) values ranging from +2.1 to +7.7. The samples have high SiO<sub>2</sub>, Zr+Nb+Ce+Y, FeOt/MgO, Ga/Al, and Y/Nb and are depleted in Nb–Ta, Zr–Hf, Ba, Sr, Ti, and Eu, similar to those of the A<sub>2</sub>-type granite. Their initial <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr ratios range from 0.70885 to 0.70983 and the <i>ε</i><sub>Nd</sub>(<i>t</i>) values range from −2.9 to −1.1, close to those of the Early Palaeozoic mafic rocks in the southeastern SCB. The Wengong A<sub>2</sub>-type granite was derived from partial melting of the mafic rocks underplated into the lower crust during the Early Palaeozoic. The Mesozoic A-type granites in the southeastern SCB can be subdivided into 229–215 Ma (Late Triassic), 197–152 Ma (Jurassic), and 135–92 Ma (Cretaceous). They differ in geochemical and spatial distribution characteristics. The Late Triassic A-type granites were formed in the post-collision extensional setting associated with the palaeo-Tethyan dynamic domain, whereas the Cretaceous A-type granites were under the control of the palaeo-Pacific dynamic domain. The A-type granites were hardly exposed during the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic and Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous. The Jurassic A-type granites were formed in the intra-plate extensional setting, a response to the tectonic transition from the palaeo-Tethyan to palaeo-Pacific dynamic domains. Thus, the occurrence of the Wengong A<sub>2</sub>-type granite indicates that this tectonic transition possibly initiated at the earliest Early Jurassic.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4233185.v1
title: Are engineered nano iron oxide particles safe? an environmental risk assessment by probabilistic exposure, effects and risk modeling

description: Nano iron oxide particles are beneficial to our daily lives through their use in paints, construction materials, biomedical imaging and other industrial fields. However, little is known about the possible risks associated with the current exposure level of engineered nano iron oxides (nano-FeOX) to organisms in the environment. The goal of this study was to predict the release of nano-FeOX to the environment and assess their risks for surface waters in the EU and Switzerland. The material flows of nano-FeOX to technical compartments (waste incineration and waste water treatment plants) and to the environment were calculated with a probabilistic modeling approach. The mean value of the predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) of nano-FeOX in surface waters in the EU for a worst-case scenario (no particle sedimentation) was estimated to be 28 ng/l. Using a probabilistic species sensitivity distribution, the predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) was determined from ecotoxicological data. The risk characterization ratio, calculated by dividing the PEC by PNEC values, was used to characterize the risks. The mean risk characterization ratio was predicted to be several orders of magnitude smaller than 1 (1.4 × 10<sup>−</sup><sup>4</sup>). Therefore, this modeling effort indicates that only a very limited risk is posed by the current release level of nano-FeOX to organisms in surface waters. However, a better understanding of the hazards of nano-FeOX to the organisms in other ecosystems (such as sediment) needs to be assessed to determine the overall risk of these particles to the environment.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4234289
title: Rare damaging variants in DNA Repair and Cell Cycle pathways are associated with hippocampal and cognitive dysfunction - A combined genetic-imaging study in first-episode treatment-na飗e patients with schizophrenia

description: 94 first-episode treatment-naive schizophrenia patients and134 normal controls  were sequenced using TruSeq Exome Enrichment Kit optimized for Illumina HiSeq2000 sequencing.The study was approved by the ethical committee in West China Hospital of Sichuan University. All participations were Han Chinese and provided written informed consent for their participation in this study.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4234289.v1
title: Rare damaging variants in DNA Repair and Cell Cycle pathways are associated with hippocampal and cognitive dysfunction - A combined genetic-imaging study in first-episode treatment-na飗e patients with schizophrenia

description: 94 first-episode treatment-naive schizophrenia patients and134 normal controls  were sequenced using TruSeq Exome Enrichment Kit optimized for Illumina HiSeq2000 sequencing.The study was approved by the ethical committee in West China Hospital of Sichuan University. All participations were Han Chinese and provided written informed consent for their participation in this study.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4236290
title: Cardiovascular effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor in diabetic patients with and without established cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis and systematic review

description: <b>Objectives</b>: We aim to conduct a meta-analysis, by stratifying diabetic patients with or without clinical cardiovascular diseases (CVD), to explore whether there are different cardiovascular effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) on these two different classes of diabetic patients. <b>Methods</b>: We searchedMedline,Embase, theCochrane Libraryand ClinicalTrials.gov for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The included trials are divided into CVD (+) trials (subjects with established CVD), and CVD (-) trials (subjects with no CVD). We use all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes as primary endpoints. <b>Results</b>: (1) Three CVD (+) trials were included and 36,895 subjects were enrolled with a mean follow-up duration of 127.1 weeks. The pooled results showed that DPP-4is treatment, compared with the placebo, did not significantly affect all-cause mortality (RR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.95 to 1.11), cardiovascular death (1.01, 0.91 to 1.12), myocardial infarction (0.98, 0.88 to 1.08) or stroke (1.02, 0.88 to 1.18) in diabetic patients with coexisting CVD history; however, it significantly increased the risk of heart failure (1.14, 1.01 to 1.27) in this population. 2) Thirty-five CVD (-) trials were included, and 29,600 patients were enrolled with a mean follow-up duration of 77.8 weeks. The analysis comparing DPP-4is with the placebo control showed that DPP-4is treatment did not significantly affect the risk of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic patients free of CVD history. However, when compared with the active control, the pooling data showed that DPP-4is had a significant reduction on the risk of stroke (0.58, 0.34 to 0.99) but did not significantly affect the risk of all-cause mortality and other cardiovascular outcomes. <b>Conclusion</b>: DPP-4is may have no cardiovascular protective effects in diabetic patients with coexisting CVD, while there is a lack of definitive evidence supporting the cardiovascular benefits of DPP-4is treatment among diabetic patients free of CVD history.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4236290.v1
title: Cardiovascular effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor in diabetic patients with and without established cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis and systematic review

description: <b>Objectives</b>: We aim to conduct a meta-analysis, by stratifying diabetic patients with or without clinical cardiovascular diseases (CVD), to explore whether there are different cardiovascular effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) on these two different classes of diabetic patients. <b>Methods</b>: We searchedMedline,Embase, theCochrane Libraryand ClinicalTrials.gov for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The included trials are divided into CVD (+) trials (subjects with established CVD), and CVD (-) trials (subjects with no CVD). We use all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes as primary endpoints. <b>Results</b>: (1) Three CVD (+) trials were included and 36,895 subjects were enrolled with a mean follow-up duration of 127.1 weeks. The pooled results showed that DPP-4is treatment, compared with the placebo, did not significantly affect all-cause mortality (RR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.95 to 1.11), cardiovascular death (1.01, 0.91 to 1.12), myocardial infarction (0.98, 0.88 to 1.08) or stroke (1.02, 0.88 to 1.18) in diabetic patients with coexisting CVD history; however, it significantly increased the risk of heart failure (1.14, 1.01 to 1.27) in this population. 2) Thirty-five CVD (-) trials were included, and 29,600 patients were enrolled with a mean follow-up duration of 77.8 weeks. The analysis comparing DPP-4is with the placebo control showed that DPP-4is treatment did not significantly affect the risk of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic patients free of CVD history. However, when compared with the active control, the pooling data showed that DPP-4is had a significant reduction on the risk of stroke (0.58, 0.34 to 0.99) but did not significantly affect the risk of all-cause mortality and other cardiovascular outcomes. <b>Conclusion</b>: DPP-4is may have no cardiovascular protective effects in diabetic patients with coexisting CVD, while there is a lack of definitive evidence supporting the cardiovascular benefits of DPP-4is treatment among diabetic patients free of CVD history.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4239659
title: High fat diet and exercise lead to a disrupted and pathogenic DNA methylome in mouse liver

description: High-fat diet consumption and sedentary lifestyle elevates risk for obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer. Exercise training conveys health benefits in populations with or without these chronic conditions. Diet and exercise regulate gene expression by mediating epigenetic mechanisms in many tissues; however, such effects are poorly documented in the liver, a central metabolic organ. To dissect the consequences of diet and exercise on the liver epigenome, we measured DNA methylation, using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing, and transcription, using RNA-seq, in mice maintained on a fast food diet with sedentary lifestyle or exercise, compared with control diet with and without exercise. Our analyses reveal that genome-wide differential DNA methylation and expression of gene clusters are induced by diet and/or exercise. A combination of fast food and exercise triggers extensive gene alterations, with enrichment of carbohydrate/lipid metabolic pathways and muscle developmental processes. Through evaluation of putative protective effects of exercise on diet-induced DNA methylation, we show that hypermethylation is effectively prevented, especially at promoters and enhancers, whereas hypomethylation is only partially attenuated. We assessed diet-induced DNA methylation changes associated with liver cancer-related epigenetic modifications and identified significant increases at liver-specific enhancers in fast food groups, suggesting partial loss of liver cell identity. Hypermethylation at a subset of gene promoters was associated with inhibition of tissue development and promotion of carcinogenic processes. Our study demonstrates extensive reprogramming of the epigenome by diet and exercise, emphasizing the functional relevance of epigenetic mechanisms as an interface between lifestyle modifications and phenotypic alterations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4239659.v2
title: High fat diet and exercise lead to a disrupted and pathogenic DNA methylome in mouse liver

description: High-fat diet consumption and sedentary lifestyle elevates risk for obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer. Exercise training conveys health benefits in populations with or without these chronic conditions. Diet and exercise regulate gene expression by mediating epigenetic mechanisms in many tissues; however, such effects are poorly documented in the liver, a central metabolic organ. To dissect the consequences of diet and exercise on the liver epigenome, we measured DNA methylation, using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing, and transcription, using RNA-seq, in mice maintained on a fast food diet with sedentary lifestyle or exercise, compared with control diet with and without exercise. Our analyses reveal that genome-wide differential DNA methylation and expression of gene clusters are induced by diet and/or exercise. A combination of fast food and exercise triggers extensive gene alterations, with enrichment of carbohydrate/lipid metabolic pathways and muscle developmental processes. Through evaluation of putative protective effects of exercise on diet-induced DNA methylation, we show that hypermethylation is effectively prevented, especially at promoters and enhancers, whereas hypomethylation is only partially attenuated. We assessed diet-induced DNA methylation changes associated with liver cancer-related epigenetic modifications and identified significant increases at liver-specific enhancers in fast food groups, suggesting partial loss of liver cell identity. Hypermethylation at a subset of gene promoters was associated with inhibition of tissue development and promotion of carcinogenic processes. Our study demonstrates extensive reprogramming of the epigenome by diet and exercise, emphasizing the functional relevance of epigenetic mechanisms as an interface between lifestyle modifications and phenotypic alterations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4239659.v1
title: High Fat Diet and Exercise Lead to a Disrupted and Pathogenic DNA Methylome in Mouse Liver

description: High-fat diet consumption and sedentary life style elevates risk for obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer. Exercise training conveys health benefits in populations with or without these chronic conditions. Diet and exercise regulate gene expression by mediating epigenetic mechanisms in many tissues; however, such effects are poorly documented in the liver, a central metabolic organ. To dissect the consequences of diet and exercise on the liver epigenome, we measured DNA methylation, using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing, and transcription, using RNA-seq, in mice maintained on a fast food diet with sedentary lifestyle or exercise, compared to control diet with and without exercise. Our analyses reveal that genome-wide differential DNA methylation and expression of gene clusters are induced by diet and/or exercise. A combination of fast food and exercise triggers extensive gene alterations, with enrichment of carbohydrate/lipid metabolic pathways and muscle developmental processes. Through evaluation of putative protective effects of exercise on diet-induced DNA methylation, we show that hypermethylation is effectively prevented, especially at promoters and enhancers, whereas hypomethylation is only partially attenuated. We assessed diet-induced DNA methylation changes associated with liver cancer-related epigenetic modifications and identified significant increases at liver-specific enhancers in fast food groups, suggesting partial loss of liver cell identity. Hypermethylation at a subset of gene promoters was associated with inhibition of tissue development and promotion of carcinogenic processes. Our study demonstrates extensive reprogramming of the epigenome by diet and exercise, emphasizing the functional relevance of epigenetic mechanisms as an interface between life-style modifications and phenotypic alterations.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4239731
title: Geology, genesis, and geodynamic setting of Cihai: an Early Permian diabase-hosted skarn iron deposit in the eastern Tianshan, Northwest China

description: Extensive Permian maﬁc–ultramaﬁc intrusions crop out within the eastern Tianshan, southern part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). Most of these maﬁc–ultramaﬁc complexes are associated with Cu-Ni-Co deposits. However, Cihai, located in the southern part of the eastern Tianshan, is a large Fe deposit hosted in the Early Permian mafic rocks. The mafic to intermediate rocks are composed of gabbro, diabase, and monzodiorite. Geological and geochemical characteristics suggest that their parental magmas might have been generated by interaction between the depleted asthenospheric mantle and the metasomatized lithospheric mantle. Iron ores of the Cihai iron deposit are hosted in the diabase, and all Fe–Ti oxides in the ore-hosted diabase are ilmenite, instead of magnetite as previously reported. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns show that the magnetite separates from disseminated, banded, and massive iron ores, which are distinct from those in magmatic Fe-Ti deposits. Geological and chemical features suggest that the main ore bodies in the Cihai iron deposit are of hydrothermal origin, rather than magmatic as previously suggested. Numerous other Early Permian mafic rocks were recently identiﬁed in the Tarim basin and the eastern Tianshan with ages between 301 and 269 Ma. The mafic rocks in the Tarim basin exhibit characteristics of Oceanic Island Basalt (OIB), whereas the mafic rocks in the eastern Tianshan show island arc basalt (IAB) afﬁnity. In addition, the presence of skarn iron deposit instead of Fe–Ti oxide deposit in the eastern Tianshan during the Early Permian time also lends little support for a plume-related environment. These features, together with a lack of verified anomalous high-temperature magmas in the eastern Tianshan, suggest that the Permian Tarim mantle plume may not account for the formation of the mafic rocks in the eastern Tianshan area, and that the Tarim LIP does not extend to the eastern Tianshan area.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4239731.v1
title: Geology, genesis, and geodynamic setting of Cihai: an Early Permian diabase-hosted skarn iron deposit in the eastern Tianshan, Northwest China

description: Extensive Permian maﬁc–ultramaﬁc intrusions crop out within the eastern Tianshan, southern part of Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). Most of these maﬁc–ultramaﬁc complexes are associated with Cu-Ni-Co deposits. However, Cihai, located in the southern part of the eastern Tianshan, is a large Fe deposit hosted in the Early Permian mafic rocks. The mafic to intermediate rocks are composed of gabbro, diabase, and monzodiorite. Geological and geochemical characteristics suggest that their parental magmas might have been generated by interaction between the depleted asthenospheric mantle and the metasomatized lithospheric mantle. Iron ores of the Cihai iron deposit are hosted in the diabase, and all Fe–Ti oxides in the ore-hosted diabase are ilmenite, instead of magnetite as previously reported. Chondrite-normalized REE patterns show that the magnetite separates from disseminated, banded, and massive iron ores, which are distinct from those in magmatic Fe-Ti deposits. Geological and chemical features suggest that the main ore bodies in the Cihai iron deposit are of hydrothermal origin, rather than magmatic as previously suggested. Numerous other Early Permian mafic rocks were recently identiﬁed in the Tarim basin and the eastern Tianshan with ages between 301 and 269 Ma. The mafic rocks in the Tarim basin exhibit characteristics of Oceanic Island Basalt (OIB), whereas the mafic rocks in the eastern Tianshan show island arc basalt (IAB) afﬁnity. In addition, the presence of skarn iron deposit instead of Fe–Ti oxide deposit in the eastern Tianshan during the Early Permian time also lends little support for a plume-related environment. These features, together with a lack of verified anomalous high-temperature magmas in the eastern Tianshan, suggest that the Permian Tarim mantle plume may not account for the formation of the mafic rocks in the eastern Tianshan area, and that the Tarim LIP does not extend to the eastern Tianshan area.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4244984
title: PGC-1α over-expression suppresses the skeletal muscle atrophy and myofiber-type composition during hindlimb unloading

description: Disuse leads to severe muscle atrophy and a slow-to-fast myofiber-type transition. PGC-1α (Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor <i>γ</i> coactivator 1α) is documented to play an important role in muscle atrophy and slow-twitch myofiber determination. Transcription of atrophy-related Atrogin-1 by FoxO3 can be reduced by PGC-1α. While Smad3 augments FoxO3-induced Atrogin-1 and MuRF1 promoter activity. So PGC-1α, as a transcription co-activator, may regulate hindlimb unloading (HU)-induced myofiber-type transition and muscle atrophy through Smad3. Our results showed that transgenic PGC-1α mice resisted HU-induced muscle loss, atrophy-related genes expression, and slow-to-fast myofiber<sub>-</sub>type transition. Furthermore, over-expression of PGC-1α resisted the increase in pSmad3 during muscle atrophy <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i>. And, PGC-1α over-expression inhibited the expression of atrogenes via suppressing the phosphorylation of Smad3 <i>in vitro</i>. Thus, PGC-1α is effective in regulating myofiber-type transition during HU, and it alleviates skeletal muscle atrophy partially through suppressing the activation of Smad3. PGC-1α overexpression alleviates HU-induced myofiber-type transition and may attenuate muscle atrophy partially via suppressing pSmad3.