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The aim of this study is to analyze the role of aortic adventitial collagen photocrosslinking by UV-A irradiation on the biomechanical profile of the aortic wall. Methods: This experimental study is structured in two parts: the first part includes in vitro uniaxial biomechanical evaluation of porcine adventitial tissue subjected to either short-term elastolysis or long-term collagenolysis in an attempt to duplicate two extreme situations as putative stages of aneurysmal degeneration. In the second part, we included biaxial biomechanical evaluation of in vitro human abdominal aortic adventitia and human AAA adventitia specimens. Biomechanical profiles were examined for porcine and human aortic tissue before and after irradiation with UV-A light (365 nm wavelength). Results: On the porcine aortic sample, the enhancing effect of irradiation was evident both on the tissue subjected to elastolysis, which had a high collagen-to-elastin ratio, and on the tissue subjected to prolonged collagenolysis despite being considerably depleted in collagen. Further, the effect of irradiation was conclusively demonstrated in the human adventitia samples, where significant post-irradiation increases in Cauchy stress (longitudinal axis: p = 0.001, circumferential axis: p = 0.004) and Young\u2019s modulus (longitudinal axis: p = 0.03, circumferential axis: p = 0.004) were recorded. Moreover, we have a stronger increase in the strengthening of the AAA adventitia samples following the exposure to UV-A irradiation (p = 0.007) and a statistically significant but not very important increase (p = 0.021) regarding the stiffness in the circumferential axis. Conclusions: The favorable effect of UV irradiation on the strength and stiffness of degraded aortic adventitia in experimental situations mimicking early and later stages of aneurysmal degeneration is essential for the development and potential success of procedures to prevent aneurysmal ruptures. The experiments on human normal and aneurysmal adventitial tissue confirmed the validity and potential success of a procedure based on exposure to UV-A radiation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13020633","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,22]],"date-time":"2024-01-22T11:36:41Z","timestamp":1705923401000},"page":"633","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Enzymolytic and Biomechanical Profiles of Abdominal Aortic Adventitia Tissue"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1664-8130","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emil-Marian","family":"Arb\u0103na\u015fi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures (UMFST), 540142 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Centre for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research (CCAMF), George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eliza","family":"Russu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1281-3749","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eliza-Mihaela","family":"Arb\u0103na\u015fi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures (UMFST), 540142 Targu Mures, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Constantin Claudiu","family":"Ciucanu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures (UMFST), 540142 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adrian Vasile","family":"Mure\u0219an","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic of Vascular Surgery, Mures County Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuko","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research (CCAMF), George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Queensland Eye Institute, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6278-3168","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Traian V.","family":"Chiril\u0103","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research (CCAMF), George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"Queensland Eye Institute, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania"},{"name":"School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia"},{"name":"Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"110","DOI":"10.1067\/msg.2002.121421","article-title":"Abdominal aortic aneurysms: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications","volume":"39","author":"Thompson","year":"2002","journal-title":"Curr. 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