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Valproic acid (VPA) reduces the inflammatory response and acts on macrophages to accelerate wound closure. In this study, VPA was loaded into umbilical cord MSC exosomes to form a drug carrier exosome (VPA-EXO) with the aim of investigating the effect of VPA-EXO on wound healing. Methods: This study first isolated and obtained umbilical cord MSC exosomes, then added VPA to the exosomes and explored the ability of VPA-EXO to promote the proliferation and migration of human skin fibroblasts (HSFs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), as well as the ability to promote the angiogenesis of HUVECs, by using scratch, Transwell, and angiogenesis assays. An in vitro cell model was established and treated with VPA-EXO, and the expression levels of inflammation and pro-angiogenesis-related proteins and genes were examined using Western blot and qRT-PCR. The therapeutic effect of VPA-EXO on promoting wound healing in a whole skin wound model was investigated using image analysis of the wound site, H&amp;E staining, and immunohistochemical staining experiments in a mouse wound model. Results: The in vitro model showed that VPA-EXO effectively promoted the proliferation and migration of human skin fibroblast cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells; significantly inhibited the expression of MMP-9, IL-1\u03b2, IL-8, TNF-\u03b1, and PG-E2; and promoted the expression of vascular endothelial growth factors. In the mouse wound model, VPA-EXO reduced inflammation at the wound site, accelerated wound healing, and significantly increased the collagen content of tissue at the wound site. Conclusions: As a complex with dual efficacy in simultaneously promoting tissue regeneration and inhibiting inflammation, VPA-EXO has potential applications in tissue wound healing and vascular regeneration. 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