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Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Lanas. A. , Nerin, J. , Esteva, F. and Sainz, R.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Prostaglandin Effects on Pepsinogen Secretion by Dispersed Human Peptic Cells. ,
Gut
 36 , 657-63 , 1995
Cells
Peptic cells
Enzymes
Medium
Ringer solution
File
10725.pdf (3.58 MB)
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Stern MH, Dreizen S, Mackler BF, Levy BM.
Isolation and characterization of inflammatory cells from the human periapical granuloma ,
J Dent Res
 61 , 1408-12 , 1982
Cells
Periapical granuloma
Enzymes
CLSPA : 0.25%
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Insect
Insect, Lepidoptera
Goodwin, R. and McCawley, P
Initiating Attached Cell Lines From the Lepidoptera (Insecta) ,
Meth Cell Sci
 3 , 567 , 1977
Cells
Lepitopteran
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco PBS
Miscellaneous
Invertebrate

Octopus vulgaris

Maselli, V. , Xu, F. , Syed, N. , Polese, G. and Cosmo, A.
A Novel Approach to Primary Cell Culture for Octopus vulgaris Neurons. ,
Front Physiol
 9 , 220 , 2018
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
L15-ASW
File
Maselli.2018.pdf (7.05 MB)
Miscellaneous
Invertebrate
Squid
Raman, M. and Mathew, S.
Study of Chemical Properties and Evaluation of Collagen in Mantle, Epidermal Connective Tissue and Tentacle of Indian Squid, Loligo duvauceli Orbigny. ,
J Food Sci Technol
 51 , 1509-16 , 2014
Cells
Mantle
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Papain : see reference
Medium
Phosphate buffer
File
11596.pdf (1.48 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse

Mouse

Hameed, M. , Rai, P. , Makris, M. and Weger-Lucarelli, J.
Optimized Protocol for Mouse Footpad Immune Cell Isolation for Single-cell RNA Sequencing and Flow Cytometry. , STAR Protoc Vol. 4 , 102409 , 2023
Cells
Leucocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
File
Hameed.20023.pdf (2.54 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Huang, L. , Desai, R. , Conrad, D. , Leite, N. , Akshinthala, D. , Lim, C. , Gonzalez, R. , Muthuswamy, L. , Gartner, Z. and Muthuswamy, S.
Commitment and Oncogene-induced Plasticity of Human Stem Cell-derived Pancreatic Acinar and Ductal Organoids. , Cell Stem Cell Vol. 28 , 1090-1104.e6 , 2021
Cells
Organoid cultures
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
File
11832.pdf (39.93 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
He, M. , Wu, B. , Ye, W. , Le, D. , Sinclair, A. , Padovano, V. , Chen, Y. , Li, K. , Sit, R. , Tan, M. , Caplan, M. , Neff, N. , Jan, Y. , Darmanis, S. and Jan, L.
Chloride Channels Regulate Differentiation and Barrier Functions of the Mammalian Airway. ,
Elife
 9 , 53085 , 2020
Cells
Trachea
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F12
File
11763.pdf (8.3 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Foster, D. , Marshall, C. , Gulati, G. , Chinta, M. , Nguyen, A. , Salhotra, A. , Jones, R. , Burcham, A. , Lerbs, T. , Cui, L. , King, M. , Titan, A. , Ransom, R. , Manjunath, A. , Hu, M. and Blackshear, C.
Elucidating the Fundamental Fibrotic Processes Driving Abdominal Adhesion Formation. ,
Nat Commun
 11 , 4061 , 2020
Cells
Adhesion fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
File
11769.pdf (9.79 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Atta, H. , Gheinani, A. , Wacker, A. , Heshmati, Y. , Bigger-Allen, A. , Lambrinos, G. , Gao, Y. , Bielenberg, D. and Adam, R.
A Single Cell Dissociation Approach for Molecular Analysis of Urinary Bladder in the Mouse Following Spinal Cord Injury. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Urinary bladder
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 50 u/ml
Collagenase Type 3 : 40 u/ml
Papain : 45 u/ml
Collagenase Type 6 : 20 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode solution
File
11828.pdf (5.67 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Ishida, T. , Suzuki, S. , Lai, C. , Yamazaki, S. , Kakuta, S. , Iwakura, Y. , Nojima, M. , Takeuchi, Y. , Higashihara, M. , Nakauchi, H. and Otsu, M.
Pre-Transplantation Blockade of TNF-α-Mediated Oxygen Species Accumulation Protects Hematopoietic Stem Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 989-1002 , 2017
Cells
Bone marrow stromal
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
File
11642.pdf (4.87 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Huang, C. , Chen, C. and Shyr, C.
The Anti-Tumor Effect of Intravesical Administration of Normal Urothelial Cells on Bladder Cancer. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 1233-1245 , 2017
Cells
Urothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
File
11548.pdf (2.03 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Kim, Y. , Wang, S. , Tymanskyj, S. , Ma, L. , Tao, H. and Zhang, L.
Dcc Mediates Functional Assembly of Peripheral Auditory Circuits. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 23799 , 2016
Cells
Cochlear
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
File
11550.pdf (3.02 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Chavez, M. , Hu, J. , Seidel, K. , Li, C. , Jheon, A. , Naveau, A. , Horst, O. and Klein, O.
Isolation and Culture of Dental Epithelial Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Incisor. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2014
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
File
11536.pdf (2.55 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Futami, I. , Ishijima, M. , Kaneko, H. , Tsuji, K. , Ichikawa-Tomikawa, N. , Sadatsuki, R. , Muneta, T. , Arikawa-Hirasawa, E. , Sekiya, I. and Kaneko, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Multipotential Mesenchymal Cells from the Mouse Synovium. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e45517 , 2012
Cells
Synovial mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
File
10944.pdf (2.96 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 26-30 g
Smith, T. , Grider, J. , Dewey, W. and Akbarali, H.
Morphine Decreases Enteric Neuron Excitability via Inhibition of Sodium Channels. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e45251 , 2012
Cells
Myenteric plexus
Enzymes
Medium
Neurobasal A
File
10941.pdf (1.68 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Jan, T. , Chai, R. , Sayyid, Z. and Cheng, A.
Isolating LacZ-Expressing Cells from Mouse Inner Ear Tissues Using Flow Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 58 , e3432 , 2011
Cells
Cochleaer
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
File
10901.pdf (393.52 KB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Stock, A. , Booth, S. and Cerundolo, V.
Prostaglandin E2 Suppresses the Differentiation of Retinoic Acid-Producing Dendritic Cells in Mice and Humans. ,
J Exp Med
 208 , 761 , 2011
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
DME
File
10727.pdf (1.95 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Xu, S. , De Becker, A. , Van Camp, B. , Vanderkerken, K. and Van Riet, I.
An Improved Harvest and In Vitro Expansion Protocol for Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
J Biomed Biotechnol
 2010 , 105940 , 2010
Cells
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
File
10617.pdf (7.82 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 3-6 week
Staszkiewicz, J. , Gimble, J. , Manuel, J. and Gawronska-Kozak, B.
IFATS Collection: Stem Cell Antigen-1-Positive Ear Mesenchymal Stem Cells Display Enhanced Adipogenic Potential. ,
Stem Cells
 26 , 2666 , 2008
Cells
Ear mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
File
10926.pdf (1.21 MB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-10 week
Ji, H. , Rintelen, F. , Waltzinger, C. , Meier, D, Bilancio, A. , Pearce, W. , Hirsch, E. , Wymann, M. , Ruckle, T. , Camps, M. , Vanhaesebroeck, B. , Okkenhaug, K. and Rommel, C.
Inactivation of PI3Kgamma and PI3Kdelta Distorts T-cell Development and Causes Multiple Organ Inflammation. ,
Blood
 110 , 2940 , 2007
Cells
Salivary gland and stomach
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
File
10868.pdf (504.37 KB)
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Bertoncello, I. and Williams, B.
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Characterization by Hoechst 33342 and Rhodamine 123 Staining. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 263 , 181 , 2004
Cells
Bone marrow
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 25-30 g
Minamoto Kanji, Pinsky DavidJ.
Recipient iNOS but not eNOS deficiency reduces luminal narrowing in tracheal allografts ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1321-33 , 2002
Cells
Tracheal inflammatory cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Kean, T. and Dennis, J.
Synoviocyte Derived-Extracellular Matrix Enhances Human Articular Chondrocyte Proliferation and Maintains Re-Differentiation Capacity at Both Low and Atmospheric Oxygen Tensions. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0129961 , 2015
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 660 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 2 : 583 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
File
11418.pdf (3.55 MB)
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, <10 week
Potier, E. and Ito. K.
Can Notochordal Cells Promote Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Potential for Nucleus Pulposus Enrichment? A Simplified in Vitro System. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 20 , 3241-51 , 2014
Cells
Nucleus pulposus
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Pronase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
File
11672.pdf (655.97 KB)
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, various ages
Cho, H. , Park, S. , Lee, S. , Kang, M. , Hasty, K. and Kim, S.
Snapshot of Degenerative Aging of Porcine Intervertebral Disc: A Model to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms. ,
Exp Mol Med
 43 , 334-40 , 2011
Cells
Nucleous pulposus and AF
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.05%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Modified F-12K
File
11668.pdf (504.75 KB)
Miscellaneous
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 8-10 week
Zhang, J. and Wang, J.
Characterization of Differential Properties of Rabbit Tendon Stem Cells and Tenocytes. ,
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
 11 , 10 , 2010
Cells
Tenocytes and tendon stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, Lewis, M
Jain, S. , Tran, T. and Amiji, M.
Macrophage Repolarization with Targeted Alginate Nanoparticles Containing IL-10 Plasmid DNA for the Treatment of Experimental Arthritis. ,
Biomaterials
 61 , 162-77 , 2015
Cells
Synovial macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
File
11436.pdf (4.05 MB)
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 6-8 month
Zhou, B. , Zhou, Y. and Tang, K.
The Effects of Substance P on Pluripotent Tendon Cells: an In Vitro and In Vivo Study. ,
J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact
 14 , 349-58 , 2014
Cells
Pluripotent tendon
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
File
11602.pdf (5.11 MB)
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, male, 250-350g
Silver, N. , Proctor, GB, Arno, M. and Carpenter GH
Activation of mTOR Coincides with Autophagy During Ligation-induced Atrophy in the Rat Submandibular Gland. ,
Cell Death Dis
 1 , e14 , 2010
Cells
Submandibular acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, SD, 8-10 week
Lin, A. , Hokugo, A. , Choi, J. and Nishimura, I.
Small Cytoskeleton-Associated Molecule, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Oncogene Partner 2/Wound Inducible Transcript-3.0 (FGFR1OP2/wit3.0), Facilitates Fibroblast-Driven Wound Closure. ,
Am J Pathol
 176 , 108-21 , 2010
Cells
Oral fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
File
11626.pdf (1.95 MB)
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 7-9 week
Kaneko, N. , Rikimaru, T. , Fujimura, T. , Mori, S. , Hidaka, S. and Kaya, H.
Preparation of Rat Gingival Mitochondria with an Improved Isolation Method. ,
Int J Dent
 2010 , 275103 , 2010
Cells
Gingival mitochondria
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.115-0.130 %
Medium
HBSS
File
10603.pdf (126.83 KB)
Miscellaneous
Rat
Rat, 8-10 week
Moghaddami, M. , Cleland, L. and Mayrhofer, G.
MHC II+ CD45+ Cells from Synovium-Rich Tissues of Normal Rats: Phenotype, Comparison with Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Lineages and Differentiation into Mature Dendritic Cells In Vitro. ,
Int Immunol
 17 , 1103 , 2005
Cells
Synovial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
File
10581.pdf (1.16 MB)
Muscle
Bovine
Bovine
Lee, E. , Choi, J. , Hyun, J. , Cho, K. , Hwang, I. , Lee, H. , Chang, J. and Choi, I.
Steroid Effects on Cell Proliferation, Differentiation and Steroid Receptor Gene Expression in Adult Bovine Satellite Cells. ,
AJAS
 20 , 501 , 2007
Cells
Muscle satellite cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Medium
Krebs-Ringer Bicarbonate
File
10724.pdf (2.69 MB)
Muscle
Bovine
Bovine
Yu, M. , McAndrew, R. , Al-Saghir, R. , Maier, K. , Medhora, M. , Roman, R. and Jacobs, E.
Nitric Oxide Contributes to 20-HETE-Induced Relaxation of Pulmonary Arteries. ,
J Appl Physiol
 93 , 1391 , 2002
Cells
Pulmonary artery endothelial and smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.04-0.05%
Medium
RPMI-1640
File
10723.pdf (401.6 KB)

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

Adipose/Fat
Adrenal
Bone
Brain
Cartilage
Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
Heart
Intestine
Kidney
Liver
Lung
Lymph nodes
Mammary
Miscellaneous
Muscle
Neural
Organoids
Pancreas
Parotid
Pituitary
Prostate
Reproductive
Scales
Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
Tumor
Note: We have not limited the references listed to only those papers using Worthington enzymes. Generally speaking, the tissue dissociation enzymes offered by Worthington can be used interchangeably for most preparations cited.