Abstract:Objective To study the effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on skin wound healing and the role of Wnt signaling pathway in the healing process. Methods Primary cultured BMSCs were from SD rats. CD29, CD44, CD90 and CD45 cell surface markers were identified. SD rat skin wound healing model was constructed. Experimental groups included PBS control group and BMSCs group, in which the PBS and BMSCs were injected subcutaneously around the wound respectively. Wound healing was observed and the rate of wound healing was calculated. Using Western blot Wnt1 and β-catenin expression levels were detected. Results The third-generation BMSCs were fusiform and multi-shaped with protrusions. BMSCs could uniformly express CD29, CD44 and CD90, the positive rates were 87.29%, 91.66% and 76.18% respectively; the positive rate of CD45 was only 3.14%. BMSCs could significantly promote wound healing in the rats. The wound healing rate of the BMSCs group was significantly higher than that of the PBS group, and the BMSCs promoted Wnt1 and β-catenin protein expressions. Conclusions BMSCs can promote wound healing, which may be related to the promotion of the role of Wnt signaling pathway.