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World J Diabetes. Sep 15, 2026; 17(9): 117228
Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.117228
Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.117228
Table 1 Cell-free mesenchymal stem cell therapies for skin wound healing
| Cell-free therapies | MSC types | Models | Function | Ref. |
| MSC-Exos | Adipose-derived MSCs | SD rats: Full-thickness excision wound | Promote regular collagen deposition, angiogenesis, and hair follicle mosaicism regeneration | [14] |
| MSC-Exos | HUC-MSCs | C57BL/6 mice: Full-thickness excision wound | Promote wound healing by enhancing angiogenesis and inhibiting endothelial cell ferroptosis | [22] |
| MSC-Exos | UCB-MSCs | SD rats: Full-thickness excision wound | UCB-MSC-Exos accelerate wound closure, reduced scar formation, improved the regeneration of skin appendages, nerves, and vessels | [23] |
| MSC-Exos | HUCMSCs | Female SD rats: A skin burn model | HUC-MSC-Exo-treated wounds accelerated re-epithelialization | [24] |
| MSC-Exos | hBM-MSC-Exos | Female SD rats: Full-thickness excision wound | hBM-MSC-Exos promote the wound healing by inhibiting the transforming growth factor-β/SMAD signaling pathway | [16] |
| MSC-Exos | FDMSCs | BALB/c mice: Full-thickness excision wound | FDMSC Exos promote wound healing by enhancing the adult dermal fibroblast cell motility and secretion ability through Notch signaling pathway | [17] |
| MSC-Exos | DMSCs | 129/SvJ mice: Full-thickness excision wound | DMSC-Exos can promote skin wound healing | [18] |
| MSC-EVs | WJ-MSCs | SD rats: Full-thickness excision wound | Accelerate wound closure, improve epidermal maturation, dermal regeneration, and reduce scarring | [25] |
| MSC-apoSEVs | Adipose-derived mesenchymal/stromal cells | Db/db diabetic mice: Full-thickness excision wound | ApoSEVs facilitate macrophages polarization from M1 to M2, enhance endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and tube formation, and stimulate fibroblast proliferation and migration | [26] |
| MSC-ABs | BMSCs | C57BL/6 mice: Full-thickness excision wound | Drive M0 macrophages to differentiate into M2 macrophages, regulating inflammation and angiogenesis to promote wound healing | [19] |
| MSC-ABs | BM-MSCs | Female C57BL/6 mice: Full-thickness excision wound | Promotes skin wound healing by polarizing macrophages to the M2 phenotype and enhancing fibroblast migration and proliferation | [27] |
| CM | HDP-MSCs | Human keratinocyte | HDP-MSC-derived secretome accelerates skin regeneration and modulates inflammatory responses | [20] |
| MSC-CM | HWJSC-CM | Female severe combined immunodeficiency and db/db diabetic model mice: Full-thickness excision wound | HWJSC-CM enhances healing of excisional and diabetic wounds by inducing keratinocyte differentiation and releasing key molecules | [28] |
Table 2 Mesenchymal stem cell preconditioning strategies for skin wound healing
| Preconditioning strategies | MSC types | Derivatives | Models | Functions | Ref. |
| Qr preconditioning | HUC-MSCs | Exos: MSCs-Qr-Exos | SD diabetic rats: Full-thickness excision wound | MSC-Qr-Exos enhance fibroblast proliferation and migration, enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of MSC-Exos | [38] |
| RAPA preconditioning | HUC-MSCs | sEVs: RAPA-sEVs | C57/BL6 diabetic mice: Full-thickness excision wound | RAPA-sEVs effectively accelerate wound repair by promoting angiogenesis, reducing M1-type macrophages, and suppressing excessive inflammation with high biosafety | [15] |
| Curcumin preconditioning | BMSCs | Cur-Exos | SD diabetic rats: Full-thickness excision wound | Cur-Exos reduce wound size and promote epithelial migration and collagen deposition | [39] |
| PGZ preconditioning | Rat BMSCs | PGZ-Exos | SD diabetic rats: Full-thickness excision wound | PGZ-Exos enhance collagen deposition, ECM remodeling, and VEGF and CD31 expression, supporting angiogenesis in diabetic wound healing | [35] |
| Empagliflozin | Ad-MSCs | EMPA-Exos | db/db mice: Full-thickness excision wound | EMPA-Exos promote angiogenesis and accelerate diabetic wound healing by activating the PTEN/AKT/VEGF pathway | [36] |
| Hypo preconditioning | HUC-MSCs | Hypo-sEVs | db/db diabetic mice: Full-thickness excision wound | Hypo-sEVs promote diabetic wound healing and reduce excessive neutrophil extracellular trap formation by delivering miR-17-5p | [40] |
| Flavonoid preconditioning | Human umbilical cord WJ-MSCs | Fla-EVs | C57/BL6 mice: Full-thickness excision wound | Fla-EVs show strong anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effects in vitro and in vivo | [41] |
| Atorvastatin-preconditioning | hBM-MSCs | ATV-Exos | SD rats: Full-thickness excision wound | ATV-Exos facilitate wound regeneration by promoting blood vessel formation | [37] |
| Blue (455 nm) light illumination | HUC-MSCs | Blue light-treated MSC-Exos | Male C57BL/6 mice: A skin burn model | MSC-Exos promote in vivo angiogenesis, with enhanced proangiogenic effects under blue light irradiation | [42] |
| Serum- and glucose-deprived preconditioning | HUC-MSCs | SGD-EVs | Male SD rats: Full-thickness excision wound | SGD-EVs promote faster skin healing and angiogenesis in wound treatment | [43] |
- Citation: Wu CY, Xiao XH, Feng JG. Fractional carbon dioxide laser preconditioning potentiates adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes for diabetic wound repair. World J Diabetes 2026; 17(9): 117228
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v17/i9/117228.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.117228