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Methylene blue is a redox drug with reported protective effects mainly on brain mitochondria. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the effects of acute administration of methylene blue on mitochondrial respiration, H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> production, and calcium sensitivity in rat heart mitochondria isolated from healthy and 2 months (streptozotocin-induced) diabetic rats. Mitochondrial respiratory function was assessed by high-resolution respirometry. H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> production and calcium retention capacity were measured spectrofluorimetrically. The addition of methylene blue (0.1 \u03bcmol\u00b7L<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>) elicited an increase in oxygen consumption of mitochondria energized with complex I and II substrates in both normal and diseased mitochondria. Interestingly, methylene blue elicited a significant increase in H<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>O<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> release in the presence of complex I substrates (glutamate and malate), but had an opposite effect in mitochondria energized with complex II substrate (succinate). No changes in the calcium retention capacity of healthy or diabetic mitochondria were found in the presence of methylene blue. 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