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How HPT axis adapts to simultaneous metabolic and inflammatory stimuli across development and under different durations of HFD exposure remains unelucidated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We investigated these interactions in juvenile (21 days old) and adult (2.5 months old) Wistar rats exposed to HFD for 4 or 12 weeks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings showed that the longer the HFD exposure and the younger the animals, the greater the impairment of HPT axis function and body weight (b.w.) regulation. Short-term HFD feeding revealed age-dependent effects on b.w. since only juveniles were heavier than their controls, while the HPT axis was active on both. Neuroinflammatory responses also differed by developmental stage and duration. After 4 weeks of HFD, only juveniles displayed elevated IL-1\u03b2 protein expression, whereas after 12 weeks, both age groups exhibited increased IL-1\u03b2; however, adults remained more resilient to cytokine overexpression than juveniles, regarding HPT axis function.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prolonged exposure promoted IL-1\u03b2\u2013associated neuroinflammation, altered HPT axis regulation and favored leptin resistance, particularly in juveniles. 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