Fig. 7From: Vitamin C improves the therapeutic potential of human amniotic epithelial cells in premature ovarian insufficiency diseaseVC treatment elevated the paracrine function of hAECs. a Heatmap showing the cytokine profiles of hAECs and VC-hAECs. b Cytokine array results illustrating the paracrine activity of selective secreted cytokines (EGF, HGF, bFGF, BDNF, and IGF-1) in hAEC and VC-hAEC culture media. c–e ELISA results showing the secreted protein levels of EGF, HGF, and bFGF in hAECs and VC-hAECs culture media. VC-hAECs = hAECs treated with VC. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, versus hAEC groupBack to article page