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Considering previous findings on the benefits of enteral protease inhibition in preserving vascular resistance after T\/HS, this study investigated both the role of AC and the effects of enteral protease inhibition on AC in T\/HS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Wistar rats underwent experimental T\/HS by laparotomy and exsanguination to induce a MAP of \u223c40 mmHg for 90 min. Animals were randomized into three groups corresponding to the intervention: shed whole blood (WB), Lactated Ringer\u2019s (LR), and LR with enteral gabexate mesilate treatment (LR+GM). Resuscitation (120-min period) was initiated by fluid reperfusion with a goal MAP of 65 mmHg. AC was measured via pulse wave velocity (PWV), passive pressure myography, and atomic force microscopy (AFM), with healthy donor arteries for comparison.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>PWV increased by \u223c15% in all groups after shock. After resuscitation, LR-only animals maintained high PWVs, but significantly lower diastolic pressures (27 mmHg) compared to GM-treated (37 mmHg; p &amp;lt; 0.05) and those reperfused with WB (52 mmHg; p &amp;lt; 0.01). T\/HS arteries, particularly the untreated LR arteries, exhibited leftward shifts in circumferential tension-strain curves. LR arteries exhibited higher tangent moduli (5 N\/m; p &amp;lt; 0.01) at low physiological stresses, which was corroborated by reduced opening angles, increased mechanical stiffness, alterations in the extracellular matrix, and increased MMP\/elastase-like activity. LR+GM and WB arteries displayed elastic moduli and vascular structures more similar to those of healthy arteries.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Experimental T\/HS results in impaired AC, which is partially attenuated by enteral GM administration. Vascular biomechanical impairment may underlie the unrestored MAP in fulminant shock. 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