Objective To investigate the effect of different concentrations of sinoatrial node cell lysate on the differentiation of rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Methods Rabbit sinoatrial node cells were isolated in vitro, and the sinoatrial node cell lysate was prepared. BMSCs were isolated and purified by the whole bone marrow adherence method. The cells were cultured in a medium containing 1,5, 10 times of concentration of sinoatrial node cell lysate. The morphological changes of the cells were observed in the standard medium. The hyperpolarized cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel protein HCN4 was detected by immunofluorescence staining. The expression of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was detected by immunocytochemical staining. Results The cells induced by 1, 5, 10 times concentration of sinoatrial node lysate all expressed cTnT and HCN4, and the positive rate of HCN4 was significantly different among the four groups (P<0.05). With the increase of cell lysate concentration, the number of positive cells increased gradually, but the effect was not noticeable when the concentration was more than five times. Conclusion In a certain range, different concentrations of SAN lysates can induce BMSCs to differentiate into pacemaker cells in vitro but do not comply with the dose-effect relationship.