Cell death monitoring using quantitative optical coherence tomography methods

Golnaz Farhat; Victor X. D. Yang; Michael C. Kolios; Gregory J. Czarnota

doi:10.1117/12.874721

11 February 2011 Cell death monitoring using quantitative optical coherence tomography methods

Golnaz Farhat, Victor X. D. Yang, Michael C. Kolios, Gregory J. Czarnota

Proceedings Volume 7907, Biomedical Applications of Light Scattering V; 790713 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874721
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Cell death is characterized by a series of predictable morphological changes, which modify the light scattering properties of cells. We present a multi-parametric approach to detecting changes in subcellular morphology related to cell death using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Optical coherence tomography data were acquired from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells undergoing apoptosis over a period of 48 hours. Integrated backscatter (IB) and spectral slope (SS) were computed from OCT backscatter spectra and statistical parameters were extracted from a generalized gamma (GG) distribution fit to OCT signal intensity histograms. The IB increased by 2-fold over 48 hours with significant increases observed as early as 4 hours. The SS increased in steepness by 2.5-fold with significant changes at 12 hours, while the GG parameters were sensitive to apoptotic changes at 24 to 48 hours. Histology slides indicated nuclear condensation and fragmentation at 24 hours, suggesting the late scattering changes could be related to nuclear structure. A second series of measurements from AML cells treated with cisplatin, colchicine or ionizing radiation suggested that the GG parameters could potentially differentiate between modes of cell death. Distinct cellular morphology was observed in histology slides obtained from cells treated under each condition.

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Golnaz Farhat, Victor X. D. Yang, Michael C. Kolios, and Gregory J. Czarnota "Cell death monitoring using quantitative optical coherence tomography methods", Proc. SPIE 7907, Biomedical Applications of Light Scattering V, 790713 (11 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874721

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