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Prenatal androgen exposure is a key factor in PCOS development, and both PCOS patients and animal models exhibit gut microbiota alterations. We previously demonstrated that prenatally androgenized (PNA) model mice display changes of gut microbiota before the manifestation of PCOS phenotypes, suggesting that an intervention targeting gut microbiota from the early stage of life can prevent development of PCOS. Butyric acid, a short-chain fatty acid produced by bacteria in the intestines, has various physiological effects. We investigated whether butyric acid could prevent PCOS phenotypes in PNA mice when administered from the early stage of life as a nanoparticle-based donor. We have developed butyric acid-based self-assembling nanoparticles (BNP), which release butyric acid in a sustained manner when exposed to digestive enzymes so that butyrate is delivered to the intestines. 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