title: [Changes in the extracellular matrix due to diabetes and their impact on urinary continence].
abstract: The prevalence of urinary incontinence in diabetic pregnant women is significantly high two years after cesarean section. Incontinence can be the most common consequence of hyperglycemia compared to other complications. Thus, identifying the risk factors for the development of urinary incontinence in diabetes is the major aim in the prevention of this very common condition. Recent surveys have shown that not only muscle but also the urethral extracellular matrix play an important role in the mechanism of urinary continence. Translational work on rats by our research group showed that diabetes during pregnancy damages the extracellular matrix and urethral striated muscle, a fact that may explain the high prevalence of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes affects the expression, organization and change in extracellular matrix components in different organs, and tissue remodeling and fibrosis appear to be a direct consequence of it. Therefore, understanding the impact of modifiable risk factors, such as diabetes, which involves using preventive strategies, can reduce the rates of urinary incontinence and the health care costs, and improve the quality of life of women, especially during pregnancy and postpartum.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marini
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jaqueline de Carvalho
authors.initials: Jde C
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Débora Cristina
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sérgio Luis
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Felisbino
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marilza Vieira Cunha
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rudge
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*