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However, its precise role in diet-induced obesity remains unclear. Methods: In this study, we investigated the metabolic consequences of RAGE knockout (RAGE KO) in mice subjected to a Western diet (WD). Results: Our findings demonstrate that RAGE KO mice remained significantly leaner than their wild-type (WT) counterparts when fed a WD, exhibiting reduced body weight gain and smaller adipocyte size. Indirect calorimetry revealed that RAGE KO mice had increased oxygen consumption and locomotor activity compared to WT mice, indicating enhanced energy expenditure. Mitochondrial respiration assays indicated significantly greater oxygen consumption in RAGE KO animals. Additionally, systemic inflammation markers, such as TNF-\u03b1, were significantly lower in RAGE KO mice when fed a WD, indicating a reduction in diet-induced inflammatory responses. Conclusions: These findings suggest that RAGE plays a key role in metabolic homeostasis, and its deletion confers resistance to obesity and metabolic disruption induced by a Western diet. 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