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  1. Kusamoto A, Harada M, Azhary JMK, Kunitomi C, Nose E, Koike H, et al.
    FASEB J, 2021 11;35(11):e21971.
    PMID: 34653284 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101051R
    It has been recently recognized that prenatal androgen exposure is involved in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adulthood. In addition, the gut microbiome in adult patients and rodents with PCOS differs from that of healthy individuals. Moreover, recent studies have suggested that the gut microbiome may play a causative role in the pathogenesis of PCOS. We wondered whether prenatal androgen exposure induces gut microbial dysbiosis early in life and is associated with the development of PCOS in later life. To test this hypothesis, we studied the development of PCOS-like phenotypes in prenatally androgenized (PNA) female mice and compared the gut microbiome of PNA and control offspring from 4 to 16 weeks of age. PNA offspring showed a reproductive phenotype from 6 weeks and a metabolic phenotype from 12 weeks of age. The α-diversity of the gut microbiome of the PNA group was higher at 8 weeks and lower at 12 and 16 weeks of age, and the β-diversity differed from control at 8 weeks. However, a significant difference in the composition of gut microbiome between the PNA and control groups was already apparent at 4 weeks. Allobaculum and Roseburia were less abundant in PNA offspring, and may therefore be targets for future interventional studies. In conclusion, abnormalities in the gut microbiome appear as early as or even before PCOS-like phenotypes develop in PNA mice. Thus, the gut microbiome in early life is a potential target for the prevention of PCOS in later life.
  2. Young PJ, Al-Fares A, Aryal D, Arabi YM, Ashraf MS, Bagshaw SM, et al.
    Crit Care Resusc, 2023 Jun;25(2):106-112.
    PMID: 37876605 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.04.008
    BACKGROUND: The effect of conservative vs. liberal oxygen therapy on 90-day in-hospital mortality in adults with sepsis receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is uncertain.

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to summarise the protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Mega-ROX Sepsis trial.

    DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: The Mega-ROX Sepsis trial is an international randomised clinical trial that will be conducted within an overarching 40,000-patient registry-embedded clinical trial comparing conservative and liberal ICU oxygen therapy regimens. We anticipate that between 10,000 and 13,000 patients with sepsis who are receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU will be enrolled in this trial.

    MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome is in-hospital all-cause mortality up to 90 days from the date of randomisation. Secondary outcomes include duration of survival, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, and the proportion of patients discharged home.

    RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Mega-ROX Sepsis will compare the effect of conservative vs. liberal oxygen therapy on 90-day in-hospital mortality in adults with sepsis who are receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU. The protocol and a prespecified approach to analyses are reported here to mitigate analysis bias.

  3. Young PJ, Al-Fares A, Aryal D, Arabi YM, Ashraf MS, Bagshaw SM, et al.
    Crit Care Resusc, 2023 Mar;25(1):53-59.
    PMID: 37876994 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.04.011
    BACKGROUND: The effect of conservative vs. liberal oxygen therapy on 90-day in-hospital mortality in adults who have nonhypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy acute brain injuries and conditions and are receiving invasive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is uncertain.

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to summarise the protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Mega-ROX Brains trial.

    DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Mega-ROX Brains is an international randomised clinical trial, which will be conducted within an overarching 40,000-participant, registry-embedded clinical trial comparing conservative and liberal ICU oxygen therapy regimens. We expect to enrol between 7500 and 9500 participants with nonhypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy acute brain injuries and conditions who are receiving unplanned invasive mechanical ventilation in the ICU.

    MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome is in-hospital all-cause mortality up to 90 d from the date of randomisation. Secondary outcomes include duration of survival, duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay, and the proportion of participants discharged home.

    RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Mega-ROX Brains will compare the effect of conservative vs. liberal oxygen therapy regimens on 90-day in-hospital mortality in adults in the ICU with acute brain injuries and conditions. The protocol and planned analyses are reported here to mitigate analysis bias.

    TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN 12620000391976).

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