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The metabolic profiles of BAs were obtained by performing ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC\u2013MS\/MS). Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to identify differential metabolites and evaluate their diagnostic value. Finally, we further analyzed the correlations between key differential metabolites and clinical indicators.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We identified 43 BA metabolites, including 22 upregulated and 21 downregulated species. We selected 11 key BA metabolites, of which six demonstrated diagnostic potential based on ROC curve analysis. We found negative correlations between these metabolites and embryonic parameters, although none of the correlations were statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although targeted metabolomics is an exploratory tool, it is valuable for identifying potential diagnostic biomarkers in PCOS, offering preliminary novel insights into the pathophysiology of PCOS. The findings of this study suggest that targeted modulation of the metabolism of BA may represent an emerging and promising strategy for ameliorating metabolic and reproductive dysfunction in PCOS; however, these findings need to be validated in larger, independent cohorts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmolb.2026.1730042","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T04:24:41Z","timestamp":1777868681000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Serum bile acid metabolic profiles in polycystic ovary syndrome: insights from targeted metabolomics and correlation with embryonic parameters"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jialai","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lirong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hang","family":"Ge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)","place":["Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"XinYu","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University","place":["Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhenmin","family":"Si","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fengjuan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhenyu","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]},{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine","place":["Harbin, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"33","DOI":"10.1016\/j.metabol.2017.09.016","article-title":"Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS): long-term metabolic consequences","volume":"86","author":"Anagnostis","year":"2018","journal-title":"Metabolism Clinical Experimental"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"453","DOI":"10.1136\/gutjnl-2017-315565","article-title":"Treatment with camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) prevents obesity by altering the gut microbiota and increasing energy expenditure in diet-induced obese mice","volume":"68","author":"Anh\u00ea","year":"2019","journal-title":"Gut"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"927","DOI":"10.1210\/endrev\/bnace001","article-title":"Deconstructing a syndrome: genomic insights into PCOS causal mechanisms and classification","volume":"43","author":"Dapas","year":"2022","journal-title":"Endocr. 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