Abstract:The protective effects and possible mechanisms of resveratrol on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced oxidative injury in mesenchymal stem cells were investigated. In this study, the half inhibitory concentration (IC50) of mesenchymal stem cells treated with H2O2 for 24 h was determined by the CCK-8 method, and an oxidative injury model was established based on this concentration. The experiment was divided into a normal group, a model group (500 μmol·L-1 H2O2), a positive control group (vitamin C), and resveratrol low- (25 μmol·L-1), medium- (50 μmol·L-1), and high-dose (100 μmol·L-1) groups. The results showed that compared with the model group, a more pronounced effect was observed with medium- and high-dose resveratrol pretreatment, as both the relative apoptosis rate and relative reactive oxygen species levels of mesenchymal stem cells were significantly reduced, with relative apoptosis rates of 4.66 and 3.01, and relative reactive oxygen species levels of 6.23 and 4.39, respectively (using the normal group as the reference, with its value set as 1). In addition, the contents of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) were increased, and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) was decreased; the expression levels of antioxidant-related genes (Nrf2, NQO1, and HO-1) were upregulated. In conclusion, H2O2-induced oxidative injury in mesenchymal stem cells was effectively alleviated by resveratrol pretreatment, and the mechanism may be closely associated with the activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway and the enhancement of endogenous antioxidant capacity. This study provides a theoretical basis for resveratrol in improving the survival rate and therapeutic efficiency of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.