Non-contact measurement of the refractive index and thickness of multilayer biological tissues is of great significance for biomedical applications and can greatly improve medical diagnosis and treatment. In this work, we introduce a theoretical method to simultaneously extract the above information using a Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) system, in which no additional arrangement and prior information about the object is required other than the OCT interference spectrum. The single reflection components can be extracted from the observed spectrum by isolating the primary spikes in the sample reflectance profile, and then the refractive index and thickness can be obtained by fitting the actual and modeled values of the single reflection spectrum. In a two-layer sample example, the simulation results show that our method can reconstruct the results with high accuracy. The relative error is within 0.01%. The complexity of our approach grows linearly with the number of sample layers, making it well-adapted to multilayer situations. Our method takes into account both single and multiple reflections in multilayer samples and is therefore equally applicable to samples with high refractive index contrast.
1 January 2023 in Chinese Journal of Space Science
Objective: The clinical management of colorectal cancer (CRC) is hampered by the frequent development of oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance. This study investigated whether exogenous L-carnitine (CAR) modulates OXA sensitivity in CRC cells and whether any such effect depends on fatty acid oxidation (FAO). Methods: The effects of carnitine, with or without OXA, on cell viability, proliferation, migration, oxygen consumption, apoptosis, cell-cycle distribution, and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were evaluated in HCT116 parental cells and an OXA-resistant subline (HCT116/L), using CCK-8, colony formation, wound healing, Seahorse XF analysis, flow cytometry, and ROS fluorescence probes. Results: In vitro , exogenous carnitine dose-dependently reduced CRC cell viability, proliferation, migration, and respiration, and promoted apoptosis. Co-treatment with carnitine partially attenuated the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of OXA in HCT116/L cells, consistent with reduced chemosensitivity. This effect was accompanied by a partial restoration of fatty-acid-dependent respiration and a reduction in OXA-induced ROS accumulation. Conclusion: In OXA-resistant HCT116/L (MSI-H) cells, exogenous carnitine is associated with reduced OXA sensitivity, an effect that requires fatty acid oxidation. These findings identify carnitine-FAO metabolism as a potential determinant of OXA response; whether limiting carnitine availability can restore OXA sensitivity in vivo remains a hypothesis to be tested.