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Exercise, a non-pharmacological intervention, ameliorates PCOS symptoms, yet the molecular mechanisms linking exercise-induced gut microbiota remodeling to metabolic improvements remain elusive.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review synthesizes evidence on how exercise reshapes gut microbiota to reverse core PCOS pathologies through integrated molecular pathways.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Exercise enriches beneficial taxa (e.g.,\n                      <jats:italic>Faecalibacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Roseburia<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Akkermansia muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) and reduces pro-inflammatory pathogens (e.g., Proteobacteria), elevating short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and secondary bile acids (BAs) while suppressing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) translocation. We propose three core mechanisms:(1) SCFAs network reconstruction: Butyrate\/propionate enhance gut barrier integrity (via ZO-1\/Occludin), inhibit histone deacetylases (suppressing CYP17A1), activate GLP-1 secretion (FFAR3-dependent), and mitigate inflammation. (2) BA-FXR axis activation: Exercise increases secondary BAs (e.g., deoxycholic acid), activating hepatic FXR to inhibit gluconeogenesis (*PEPCK\/G6Pase*) and upregulate androgen-clearance enzymes (*SULT2A1\/CYP3A4*). (3) LPS-inflammation inhibition: Reduced LPS blunts TLR4\/NF-\u03baB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome activation, resolving chronic inflammation. These axes converge to improve tissue-specific PCOS features: ovarian androgen synthesis (HDAC\/NF-\u03baB inhibition), hepatic IR (FXR\/PI3K-Akt), and ovulatory function (AhR-mediated Treg\/Th17 balance). Exercise modality differentially impacts PCOS subtypes\u2014endurance training benefits IR-dominant phenotypes via SCFAs producers, while resistance training reduces inflammation in obese PCOS.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Exercise remodels the gut microbiota-metabolism-immune network to reverse PCOS pathophysiology. Targeting microbial metabolites (e.g., butyrate, BAs) or their receptors (FXR, GPR43) offers novel therapeutic strategies. 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