Hyaluronan (HA) is a negatively charged extracellular matrix (ECM) component with water-attracting properties. It is the dominating ECM component in the renal medullary interstitium, where the amount changes in relation to hydration status: it increases during hydration and decreases during dehydration. It has, therefore, been suggested that HA participates in the regulation of renal fluid handling by changing the permeability properties of the interstitial space. This thesis investigates potential mechanisms for such a role in renal fluid regulation. The results demonstrate that the high renal HA content of late nephrogenesis decreases during the completion of kidney development in the rat, which takes place in the neonatal period. The heterogenous distribution of HA is mainly established during the first three weeks after birth. On day 21, the HA content is similar to that in the adult rat. The process is dependent on normal Ang II function. It primarily involves a reduction of HA synthase 2 expression and an increase of medullary hyaluronidase 1.  The cortical accumulation of HA that results from neonatal ACE inhibition can partly explain the pathological condition of the adult kidney, which causes reduced urinary concentration ability and tubulointerstitial inflammation. It is possible to reduce renomedullary HA with the HA synthesis inhibitor 4-MU, and the kidney’s ability to respond to a hydration challenge will then be suppressed, without affecting GFR.  The investigation of renomedullary interstitial cells (RMIC) in culture, shows that media osmolality and hormones of central importance for body fluid homeostasis, such as angiotensin II, ADH and endothelin, affect HA turnover through their effect on the RMICs, in a manner comparable to that found in vivo during changes in hydration status.  In established streptozotocin-induced diabetes, HA is regionally accumulated in the kidney, proteinuria and polyuria, reduced urine osmolality, and reduced response to ADH V2 activation will occur. As opposed to the proteinuria, the HA accumulation is not sensitive to mTOR inhibition, suggesting an alternate pathway compared to other ECM components  Taken together, the data suggest that during normal physiological conditions, renomedullary interstitial HA participates in renal fluid handling by affecting the interstitial prerequisites for fluid flux across the interstitial space. This is possible due to the water-attracting and physicochemical properties of this glycosaminoglycan. During pathological conditions, such as diabetes, the elevated interstitial HA can contribute to the defective kidney function, due to the proinflammatory and water-attracting properties of HA.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of couples in reproductive age suffer from infertility problems, and up to 60% of cases are caused by male factor. Causes of this condition could be genetic background, environmental factors and various diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of DM on reproductive parameters and expression of selected testicular genes using mouse model (FVB inbred mouse strain). DM (type 1) was artificially induced by chemical substance streptozotocin, which causes destruction of pancreatic β cells. These mice were exposed to diabetic condition for 6 weeks and then subjected to analysis. Our results have shown that diabetic condition had an impact on body weight, weight of reproductive organs as well as kidneys and livers. We also observed decreased concentration and viability of diabetic sperm compared to control. Moreover, we noticed increased staining with apoptotic marker annexin V. Further, we evaluated changes of sperm nuclear proteins - protamines. In diabetic animals, we observed higher number of sperm with insufficient protamination. Nevertheless, protamine 1 to protamine 2 ratio (P1/P2), a marker of male fertility, was not altered in sperm of diabetic animals compared to control. Regarding the...

Infertility is defined as an inability to conceive a child within one year of regular sexual intercourse. It affects up to 15 % of couples worldwide (WHO, 2010). The male factor contributes to the total infertility with more than 50 %. Fertility of a man is influenced by several factors such as genetic background, environment and various diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetes mellitus is a serious health problem that affects 451 million people worldwide (18-99 years) and the number of people with this disease still increases (Cho a spol., 2018). In addition, parenthood is postponed to middle age when the fertility decreases and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) appear. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of type 2 diabetes on reproductive parameters of mouse inbred line C57BL/6J compared to the control group and the possible effect of paternal diabetes on the first filial generation. In the evaluation of the effect of DM2 on reproductive parameters, we used innovative methods to study internal state of sperm and testes. Results of our work showed that DM2 influenced the weight of body, prostate and liver. The weight of testes, epididymis and liver was reduced in the offspring. Furthermore, sperm morphology and intraacrosomal protein status were...

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Le genre Enterovirus comporte de nombreux virus à ARN non enveloppés regroupés en espèces EV-A-J et Rhinovirus A-C. Les coxsackievirus B (CV-B) appartiennent à l’espèce EV-B. Le rôle des CV-B et notamment de CV-B4 dans la pathogenèse du diabète de type 1 (DT1) est fortement suspecté. Coxsackievirus-B4 E2 (CV-B4 E2) isolé à partir du pancréas d’un patient souffrant de DT1 est capable d’induire une hyperglycémie chez des souris. Les mécanismes de la pathogenèse entérovirale du diabète ne sont pas encore bien connus. Il a été montré que les monocytes humains sont infectés par CV-B4 in vitro grâce à des anticorps anti-VP4 formant des complexes avec le virus, et que les macrophages humains également sont infectés par CV-B4 in vitro. Les études réalisées in vitro sont riches d’informations mais des modèles d’infection in vivo sont nécessaires pour explorer d’avantage les mécanismes des infections à entérovirus. Malgré l’impact des entérovirus en pathologie les moyens de lutte contre ces virus sont limités.Nos principaux objectifs étaient i) d’étudier l’infection à CV-B4 E2 chez la souris et de déterminer si les monocytes/macrophages sont des cibles du virus in vivo ii) de mettre en œuvre un modèle de diabète induit par CV-B4 E2 chez la souris iii) d’étudier l’activité anti-CV-B4 de diverses molécules in vitro iiii) de mettre en évidence la survenue d’infections entérovirales naturelles chez des animaux.L'ARN viral est présent in vivo dans les monocytes (CD14+) et macrophages (F4/80+) de la rate et dans les cellules de la moelle osseuse de souris ICR-CD1 inoculées avec CV-B4 E2. In vitro, CV-B4 E2 infecte les cellules CD14+ et les cellules F4/80+ de la rate. Les macrophages dérivés de la moelle osseuse cultivés en présence de M-CSF sont infectés par CV-B4 in vitro. Le sérum de souris infectée par CV-B4 E2 facilite l’infection in vitro des cellules spléniques par CV-B4 E2, mais pas celle des macrophages dérivés de la moelle osseuse. Chez des souris ICR-CD1 préalablement traitées par des doses sub-diabétogènes de streptozotocine β (STZ), l’inoculation de CV-B4 E2 provoque une hyperglycémie associée à une hypo-insulinémie. La charge virale du pancréas évaluée par RT-PCR quantitative n’est pas différente chez les animaux diabétiques (STZ/CV-B4 E2) par rapport aux animaux inoculés avec le virus mais non diabétiques. L'analyse histologique du pancréas d’animaux diabétiques (STZ/CV-B4 E2) met en évidence des foyers d’inflammation au niveau des ilots de Langerhans. Des dérivés de pirodavir, molécules qui se fixent à la capside des entérovirus inhibent l’infection à echovirus 7 et 11 mais pas à CV-B4 E2 in vitro. Par contre la fluoxétine a fait preuve d’un effet anti-CV-B4 E2 dans un modèle de culture de fragments de pancréas et de cellules béta pancréatiques murins. La détection d’anticorps sériques anti-VP4 par ELISA, à l’aide d’un peptide de 50 acides-aminés de la protéine VP4 d’EV-G1 (un entérovirus porcin), a été appliquée à la mise en évidence de l’infection de jeunes porcs par des entérovirus. Une homologie de 88% de la séquence du peptide VP4 d’EV-G1 avec celle des protéines VP4 d’ autres EV-G suggère que des anticorps dirigés contre ces virus distincts d’EV-G1 puissent être détectés.En conclusion, CV-B4 E2 peut infecter les monocytes et les macrophages in vitro et in vivo dans un système murin, et le virus peut provoquer un diabète chez des souris préalablement exposées à de faibles doses de STZ. La fluoxétine inhibe l’infection à CV-B4 E2 de cellules pancréatiques in vitro. La détection d’anticorps anti-VP4 d’EV-G1 a permis de mettre en évidence des infections naturelles à entérovirus chez des jeunes porcs. Ce modèle porcin pourrait être mis à profit pour étudier la physiopathologie des infections à entérovirus et tester des moyens de lutte contre ces virus. / Enterovirus genus encompasses a number of non-enveloped RNA viruses grouped into 12 species, EV-A-J and Rhinovirus A-C. Group B coxsackieviruses (CV-B) belong to the EV-B species. CV-B and particularly CV-B4 is thought to be involved in the development of chronic diseases like type 1 diabetes (T1D). A strain of CV-B4 (CV-B4 E2) was isolated from the pancreas of a patient with T1D, and was able to induce a hyperglycemia in mouse. The mechanisms of the enteroviral pathogenesis of T1D are not well known yet. It has been observed that the infection of human monocytes with CV-B4 E2 in vitro can be enhanced by anti-VP4 antibodies bound to the virus, and human macrophages are also infected by CV-B4 in vitro. The in vitro studies are rich with information but in vivo infection models are needed to better understand the mechanisms of enterovirus infections. Despite the effect of enterovirus on health, the means in the fight against these viruses are limited.Our main objectives were i) to investigate CV-B4 E2-infection in mice and to determine whether monocytes / macrophages are targets of the virus in vivo ii) to implement a CV-B4 E2-induced diabetes model in mice iii) to study the anti-CV-B4 activity of various molecules in vitro iiii) To highlight the natural occurrence of enterovirus infections in animals.Viral RNA was found in vivo in monocytes (CD14+) and macrophages (F4/80+) of the spleen and in bone marrow cells of ICR-CD1 mice inoculated with CV-B4 E2. In vitro, CV-B4 E2 infected the CD14+ and the F4/80+ cells of the spleen. Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) were infected by CV-B4 in vitro. The serum of CV-B4 E2- infected mice enhanced in vitro the infection of spleen cells by CV-B4 E2 but not the infection of BMDM. ICR-CD1 mice, treated with a sub-diabetogenic dose of Streptozotocin β (STZ), and afterwards inoculated with CV-B4 E2 developped hyperglycaemia and hypoinsulinemia. The viral load of pancreas assessed by quantitative RT-PCR was not different in diabetic animals (STZ/CV-B4 E2) compared to non-diabetic animals inoculated with CV-B4 E2. Histological analysis of diabetic animals highlighted an inflammation of pancreas isletsPirodavir-derived molecules, which bind to the enteroviruses capsid, inhibited the infection with echovirus 7 and 11 but not the infection with CV-B4 E2 in vitro. On the other hand, it was displayed that an anti-CV-B4 E2 effect of fluoxetine in cultures of mouse pancreas fragments and mouse beta cells. The detection of anti-VP4 antibodies in serum by ELISA using a 50 amino acids peptide of VP4 from EV-G1 (a porcine enterovirus) was applied to piglets to highlight enterovirus infections. A strong sequence homology (88%) between the VP4 of EV-G1 and of other EV-G suggests that antibodies directed against viruses other than EV-G1 can be detected.In conclusion, CV-B4 E2 can infect monocytes and macrophages in vitro and in vivo in a murine system, and the virus can cause diabetes in mice previously exposed to low doses of STZ. Fluoxetine inhibits the infection of pancreatic cells with CV-B4 E2 in vitro. The detection of anti-EV-G1-VP4 antibodies highlighted natural enterovirus infections in young pigs. This porcine model could be used to study the pathophysiology of enterovirus infections and to evaluate approaches aimed to fight these viruses.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiology characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from deficiency of insulin production and/or action. This state of hyperglycemia may cause a variety of cardiovascular, renal, neurological and eye complications. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is an important enzyme responsible for regulation the levels of adenosine (ado) an important component of the system purinergic nucleoside. Changes in ADA activity has been demonstrated in several diseases, including DM. The Rutin (RT) is an abundant polyphenolic flavonoid found in food that exhibits multiple pharmacological activities including antibacterial, antitumoural, vasodilator and hepatoprotective activities. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of RT on the activity of ADA in serum, tissues and biochemical parameters in models of diabetes induced by streptozotocin (STZ). Diabetes was induced in rats by an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ). RT (100 mg/kg/day) and glibenclamide (10mg/kg/day) were administered for 30 days, except for control groups (non diabetic and diabetic). Six groups of rats were used in the study and grouped based on fasting blood glucose levels after diabetes induction. The results showed an increase in ADA activity in serum and liver of diabetic rats, like transaminases (AST, ALT), -glutamyltransferase (-GT) and glucose. The RT at a concentration of 100 mg/kg was able to reduce the ADA activity in serum and liver tissue when compared with the diabetic control. The protective effect of RT was also observed increases the activity of enzymes ALT and -GT. Significant reductions were also observed in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol as well as in blood glucose levels in the diabetic group treated with RT. The results suggest that RT can improve hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, and restoring damaged liver function, as well as prevents the increase in ADA activity in serum and liver tissue on diabetic rats treated with this flavonoid. / O Diabetes mellitus (DM) é uma disfunção metabólica de múltipla etiologia caracterizado por hiperglicemia crônica resultante da deficiência da produção e/ou ação da insulina. Esse estado de hiperglicemia pode provocar uma série de complicações cardiovasculares, renais, neurológicas e oculares. A Adenosina deaminase (ADA) é uma importante enzima responsável por regular os níveis de adenosina (ado), um importante nucleosídeo componente do sistema purinérgico. Alterações na atividade da ADA têm sido demonstradas em várias doenças, incluindo o DM. A rutina (RT) é um flavonoide polifenólico abundante nos alimentos que exibe múltiplas atividades farmacológicas como atividade antibacteriana, antitumoral, vasodilatadora e hepatoprotetora. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o efeito da RT sobre a atividade da ADA sérica e tecidual e parâmetros bioquímicos em modelos de diabetes induzidos por estreptozotocina (STZ). O diabetes foi induzido através de injeção única intraperitoneal (i.p.) de 55 mg/kg de STZ. A RT (100 mg / kg / dia) e a glibenclamida (10mg/kg/dia) foram administradas durante 30 dias, com exceção dos grupos controles (não diabéticos e diabéticos). Seis grupos de ratos foram utilizados no estudo e agrupados com base nos níveis de glicose em jejum após a indução de diabetes. Os resultados demonstraram um aumento na atividade da ADA no soro e no fígado de ratos diabéticos, assim como das transaminases (AST, ALT), -glutamiltransferase (-GT) e glicose. A RT na concentração de 100 mg/kg foi capaz de reduzir a atividade sérica e em tecido hepático da ADA quando comparado com o controle. O efeito protetor da RT também foi observado sobe a atividade das enzimas ALT e -GT. Reduções significativas foram observadas no colesterol total e LDL-colesterol, bem como, na concentração sérica de glicose no grupo diabético tratado com RT. Os resultados sugerem que a RT pode melhorar a hiperglicemia e dislipidemia, restabelecer danos à função hepática, bem como é capaz de prevenir o aumento da atividade da ADA no soro e no fígado de ratos diabéticos tratados com este flavonoide.

Murine models have become increasingly popular to study various aspects of cardiovascular diseases due to their ease of genetic manipulation. Unfortunately, there has been little effort put into describing the distribution of autonomic nerves in the mouse heart, making it difficult to compare current findings from clinical and experimental models related to cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, determination of the requirements for the development of this system and its maintenance in adult mice remains largely unexplored. This study represents the first detailed mapping of cholinergic neuroanatomy of the mouse heart based on immunohistochemical staining using true cholinergic markers. We found cholinergic innervation of the mouse heart to be largely focused in the atrium and conducting system. We investigated the involvement of the neurotrophic factor neurturin (NRTN) in the development of cholinergic innervation, because there was indirect evidence that implicated it as a crucial factor. Results from our work definitively demonstrate that NRTN plays a major role in the development of cardiac parasympathetic ganglia and cholinergic innervation of the mouse heart. Adult NRTN knockout mice exhibited a drastic reduction in the number of intracardiac neurons with decreased atrial acetylcholine, cholinergic nerve density at the sinoatrial node and negative chronotropic responses to vagal stimulation. The presence of NRTN and its receptors in hearts from adult wild-type mice suggests that this neurotrophic factor might also be required for maintenance of cardiac cholinergic innervation. Finally, we wanted to determine how intracardiac neurons and their processes change during diseased states, specifically type 1 diabetes. This work has shown that the cardiac cholinergic nervous system in the mouse undergoes structural and functional remodeling when challenged with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Cholinergic nerves in diabetic hearts undergo extensive sprouting at the sinoatrial node with no change in the number of intracardiac neurons. Cholinergic function appears to be enhanced in diabetic mice, based on pharmacological testing, despite decreased response to direct vagal nerve stimulation. Evidence also suggests that diabetic mice have an imbalance in autonomic control of heart rate. The latter findings suggest that disruption of central input into intrinsic cardiac ganglia also contributes to the neuropathology of type 1 diabetes.

This thesis examined how and why TRPV1 function is being modulated in sensory neuropathy and explored the potential of its rescue in the urinary bladder of STZ-­‐induced diabetic rats. Diabetes induced a rapid decline in TRPV1 function and changes in neurogenically mediated electrically-­‐evoked responses together with a gradual decline in muscarinic function. Diabetic bladder was also deficient in muscarinic and TRPV1 organ bath temperature-­‐induced changes but not in those affecting spontaneous contractile activity. Exposure to a potential neuropathy causative agent, methylglyoxal was studied and its mechanism of action explored through the use of TRPA1 ligands. Methylglyoxal exposure mimicked some of the effects of diabetes on TRPV1, neurogenic electrically evoked responses and muscarinic function. Methylglyoxal effects were seen to be partly through TRPA1 receptor activation but other as yet undefined pathways were also involved. Use of TRPA1 ligands revealed an unexpected complexity of the interaction of the TRPA1 receptor with TRPV1. Finally the potential of reversing the diminished TRPV1 response was examined through the use of three known sensitising agents, bradykinin, NGF and insulin. Bradykinin was the only agent seen to reverse the TRPV1 diminished response back up to to control equivalent levels and through the use of bradykinin selective ligands, it was seen that the dual activation of BK-­‐1 and BK-­‐2 receptor was necessary to rescue the TRPV1 response. The likely mechanism of action of bradykinin was through prostaglandin production as indomethacin blocked TRPV1 rescue. In the acute stage of diabetes, TRPV1 function is downregulated and may be caused by exposure to a neuropathy-­‐causing metabolite such as methylglyoxal. The TRPV1 function still retains plasticity at this acute stage because function could be enhanced back to control levels by bradykinin receptor activation : a potential for early therapeutic intervention.

O diabetes mellitus tipo I (DMI) é uma doença crônica autoimune caracterizada por hiperglicemia devido à destruição das células beta pancreáticas produtoras de insulina. Ao final de 30 dias da indução do diabetes por estreptozotocina, os macrófagos peritoneais residentes dos animais diabéticos apresentaram aumento de RNAm de citocinas e quimiocinas inflamatórias, secreção de óxido nítrico, expressão de NLRP3, iNOS e PARP1 e da atividade da via glicolítica. Perfil pró-inflamatório também foi observado em macrófagos peritoneais de animais NOD (non-obese diabetic). Camundongos diabéticos deficientes em NLRP3 (NLRP3 KO) apresentaram diminuição na expressão de iNOS, PARP1 e na produção de NO em relação aos macrófagos dos animais diabéticos selvagens. O estado diabético tipo I influenciou o perfil dos macrófagos peritoneais residentes, causando aumento na produção de NO, via NLRP3-PARP1-iNOS, expressão de citocinas pró-inflamatórias, receptores de quimiocinas e da atividade glicolítica. O tratamento com DHA (ômega-3) ex-vivo reverteu este perfil e atenuou o quadro pró-inflamatório por diminuição da produção de NO e da expressão de citocinas pró-inflamatórias. / Type I diabetes mellitus (DMI) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by hyperglycemia due to the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. At the end of 30 days after type I diabetes induced by streptozotocin, macrophages from diabetic animals had increased expressions of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, secretion of nitric oxide, expression of NLRP3, iNOS and PARP1, and glycolytic activity compared to the cells from control animals. Proinflammatory features was also observed in peritoneal macrophages of NOD (non-obese diabetic) animals. Macrophages from NLRP3 deficient diabetic mice (NLRP3 KO) had decreased expression of iNOS, PARP1 and of NO production when compared to cells from wild type animals. The type I diabetic state led to a proinflammatory feature in resident peritoneal macrophages by increasing NO production, via the NLRP3-PARP1-iNOS pathway, expressions of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokine receptors and glycolytic activity. In contrast, ex-vivo treatment with DHA (omega-3) reversed this profile and attenuated the proinflammatory state by reducing NO production and expression of proinflammatory cytokines.

Introdução: O diabetes mellitus (DM) é uma doença crônica caracterizada pela hiperglicemia associada a diversas alterações sistêmicas e uma das suas complicações é o processo de reparo ósseo comprometido. Entretanto, ainda não há estudos utilizando análises celulares e biomoleculares que avaliem o processo de reparo ósseo desta desordem metabólica quando associada à expansão rápida da maxila (ERM). Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a remodelação óssea e sinalização osteogênica durante a aplicação de mecânica ortodôntica para ERM em ratos diabéticos tipo1- induzidos. Material e Métodos: Cento e cinquenta ratos Wistar, machos, foram divididos aleatoriamente em seis grupos de estudo. Grupos: controle (C, n=30), veículo (V, n=15), diabetes mellitus tipo 1 induzido com estreptozotocina (D, n=30), controle submetido à ERM (Cd, n=30), veículo submetido à ERM (Vd, n=15) e diabetes mellitus tipo 1 induzido com estreptozotocina submetido à ERM (Dd, n=30). Os animais foram eutanasiados aos 3, 7 e 10 dias após ERM . Análises histológicas, mudanças no padrão de expressão gênica e proteica de osteoprotegerina, (OPG), RANK, RANKL, osteonectina (ONC), osteocalcina (OCC), sialoproteína óssea (BSP), osteopontina (OPN) e proteína morfogenética óssea 2 (BMP2), assim como as mudanças no peso corporal, na ingestão de água na glicemia foram avaliadas. A análise da expressão gênica e proteica foram realizadas por qRT-PCR e Western Blotting, respectivamente. Os dados foram submetidos ao teste estatístico ANOVA de duas vias e pós-teste de Tukey (α= 0,05). Resultados: Histologicamente no grupo Dd foi notado maior reabsorção óssea, com diversas áreas em degradação com ausência de osteoblastos, intensa atividade de reabsorção óssea solapante, presença de osteoclastos, células inflamatórias associada ao comprometimento da formação óssea quando comparado aos grupos D e Cd. Estes resultados foram confirmados também nos achados moleculares, uma vez que algumas sinalização gênicas e proteicas relacionadas a osteogênese foram reduzidas, ao passo que a sinalização osteoclastogênica foi estimulada, principalmente no período inicial de reparo ósseo. No grupo D, o processo de formação ósseo estava atrasado comparado ao grupo C, devido a alteração da expressão dos genes e proteínas que regulam o catabolismo e anabolismo ósseo, haja vista que havia maior presença de tecido ósseo imaturo e maior quantidade de áreas de remodelação ativa até o período mais tardio de estudo. No grupo Cd foi observado remodelação óssea, caracterizada por um tecido desorganizado na região da sutura palatina mediana, com intensas áreas inflamatórias, hemorrágicas e reabsortivas comparado ao grupo C. Contudo, até o período de 10 dias pós abertura da sutura, não foi possível observar o completo preenchimento do gap sutural por tecido ósseo. Estes resultados histológicos foram observados na sinalização de genes e proteínas no grupo Cd, uma vez que estes biomarcadores de formação e reabsorção óssea estavam alterados quando comparados aos grupos C e Dd. Conclusões: O DM alterou a sinalização para o metabolismo ósseo e atrasou o processo de reparo após ERM. Estes resultados reforçam a necessidade de avaliar o status do metabolismo ósseo dos pacientes durante tratamento ortopédico e/ ou ortodôntico, visto que a aplicação destas forças na presença do DM podem promover efeitos indesejáveis. / Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease associated with several disorders of health in humans and one of the most important is the jeopardizing of bone formation. However, to the best of our knowledge there is no information about the influence of diabetes on orthodontic and orthopedic treatment at cellular and molecular levels. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate bone remodeling process in palatal suture during orthopedic mecanotherapy in rats with type 1-induced diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods: One hundred and fifty Wistar male rats were randomly assigned to six groups. Groups: control (C, n=30), vehicle (B, n=15), type 1-induced diabetes mellitus using streptozotocin (D, n=30), control with RME (C+RME, n=30), vehicle with RME (C+RME, n=15) and type 1-induced diabetes mellitus using streptozotocin with RME (D+RME, n=30). The animals were euthanized at 3, 7 and 10 days after RME. Histologic evaluations, changes in genes and proteins expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG), RANK, RANKL, osteonectin (ONC), osteocalcin (OCC), bone sialoprotein (BSP), osteopontin (OPN) and bone morphognetic protein 2 (BMP2) were evaluated along with the changes in body weight, water intake and glycemic profile. Real-Time RT-PCR and Western Blotting were used to evaluate gene and the protein expression. Data were submitted to statistical analysis using two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey test ( α= 0,05). Results: On group D+RME it was observed an increased bone resorption, serveral undermining and tissue degradation areas. On the suture gap there were mainly inflammatory and osteoclasts cells associated with compromised bone formation compared to groups D and Cd. These results were observed also in molecular levels, since there were a reduced osteogenesis and an upregulation of osteoclastogenesis, mainly in early period of healing. On group D, bone formation was compromised compared to group C, due to changes on genes and proteins expression which regulates bone metabolism, considering that there was more immature bone and incresead active remodeling areas until late periods. On group Cd it was observed bone remodeling, characterized by desorganized tissue on the gap of midpalatal suture, with intense inflammatory hemorhagic and resorptive areas compared to group C. However until 10 days after RME, on group D the gap was not completely filled with bone tissue. These results were observed on the signaling of molecular biomarkers on group Cd, since they were changed compared to groups C and Dd. Conclusions: DM modify the signaling for bone metabolism and compromise bone repair after RME. During orthopedic and orthodontic treatment is necessary to evaluate metabolism status of subjects, since the application of these forces have been shown to promote undesirable effects mostly when associated with DM.