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Heart
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 1 day
Kinugawa, K. , Kohmoto, O. , Yao, A. , Serizawa, T. and Takahashki, T.
Cardiac inducible nitric oxide synthase negatively modulates myocardial function in cultured rat myocytes ,
Am J Physiol
 272 , H35-47 , 1997
Cells
Cardiomyoctes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 80 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, fetal and neonatal
Li RK, Mickle DA, Weisel RD, Zhang J, Mohabeer MK.
In vivo survival and function of transplanted rat cardiomyocytes ,
Circ Res
 78 , 283-8 , 1996
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
PBS
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 250-300 g
Sharma VK, Colecraft HM, Wang DX, Levey AI, Grigorenko EV, Yeh HH. and Sheu SS
Molecular and functional identification of m1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in rat ventricular myocytes ,
Circ Res
 79(1) , 86 , 1996
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik's
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 200-250 g
Laughlin, M. , Schaeffer, M. and Sturek, M.
Effect of Exercise Training on Intracellular Free Ca2+ Transients in Ventricular Myocytes of Rats ,
Am J Physiol
 73 , 1141 , 1992
Cells
Myocytes
Ventricles
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.07%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, female, 180-220 g
Fischer, Y. , Rose, H. and Kammermeier. H.
Highly Insulin-Responsive Isolated Rat Heart Muscle Cells Yielded By a Modified Isolation Method ,
Life Sci
 49 , 1679 , 1991
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.11%
Medium
(see reference)
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 60-90 days
Welder, A.A. , Grant, R. , Bradlaw, J. and Acosta, D.
A Primary Culture System of Adult Rat Heart Cells for the Study of Toxicologic Agents ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 921 , 1991
Cells
Myocardial
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik's MEM, Kreb's-Henseleit buffer, CF
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal, 1-4 days
Marino, T.A. , Walter, R.,Cobb, E. , Palasiuk, M. , Parsons, T. and Mercer, W.E.
Effects of Norepinephrine on Neonatal Rat Cardiocyte Growth and Differentiation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 229 , 1990
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit Buffer, CF
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult, female
Nag, A.C. , Lee, M. and Kosiur, J.R.
Adult Cardiac Muscle Cells in Long-Term Serum-Free Culture:Myofibrillar Organization and Expression of Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 464 , 1990
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Rat
Rats, AW, late-gestation pregnant females
Engelmann, G. , McTiernan, C. , Gerrity, R. and Samarel, A.
Serum-free Primary Cultures of Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes: Cellular and Molecular Applications ,
Technique
 2 (6) , 279 , 1990
Cells
Ventricular cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.05 - 0.08%
Medium
See reference
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, female, 175 - 225 g
Bugaisky, L.B. and Zak, R.
Differentiation of Adult Rat Cardiac Myocytes in Cell Culture ,
Circ Res
 64 , 493 , 1989
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Joklik's medium
Heart
Rat
Rat,SD, albino, 10-14 weeks
Berg, I. , Guse, A.H. and Gercken, G.
Carbamoylcholine-Induced Accumulation of Inositol Mono-,Bis-,Tris-, And Tetrakisphosphates In Isolated Cardiac Myocytes From Adult Rats ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 1010 , 100 , 1989
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 100 u/ml and 150 u/ml
Medium
Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250 - 350 g
De Young, M. , Giannattasio, B. and Scarpa, A.
Isolation of Calcium-Tolerant Atrial And Ventricular Myocytes From Adult Rat Heart , Methods Enzymology Vol. 173 , 662 , 1989
Cells
Myocytes, ventricular
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 90 and 100 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's solution with and without calcium
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult, 150-200 g
McMahon, K.K.
A Study of Adult Rat Atrial Myocyte Attachment to Extricellular Matrix Components and Long Term Culture , Biology of Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes , (Clark, Decker, Borg, Eds) , Elsevier Science Publishing Co. Inc. , 318 , 1988
Cells
Myocytes, atria
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 100 u/ml
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate - HEPES buffer
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD
Buxton, I.L.O. and Doggwiler, K.O.
Alpha1-Adrenergic Receptor Signal Transduction in the Adult Rat Cardiac Myocyte , Biology of Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes , (Clark, Decker, Borg, eds) , 298 , 1988
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Ringer w/ calcium
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 12 weeks
Piper, H.M. , Probst, I. , Schwartz, P. , Hutter, F.J. and Spieckermann, P.G.
Culturing of Calcium Stable Adult Cardiac Myocytes ,
J Mol Cell Cardiol
 14 , 397 , 1982
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 12 wks, 250 g
Powell, T. , Terrar, D.A. and Twist, V.W.
Electrical Properties of Individual Cells Isolated From Adult Rat Ventricular Myocardium ,
J Physiol
 302 , 131 , 1980
Cells
Myocytes
Ventricular myocardium
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Heart
Rat
Rat, female, adult, 200 - 300 g
Claycomb, W.C. and Palazzo, M.C.
Culture of The Terminally Differentiated Adult Cardiac Muscle Cell: A Light and Scanning Electron Microscope Study ,
Dev Biol
 80 , 466 , 1980
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, 10 wk
Bishop, S. , Oparil, S. , Reynolds, R. and Drummond, J.
Regional Myocyte Size in Normotensive and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ,
Hypertension
 1 (4) , 378 , 1979
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Saline
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult, male, 150-200g
Grosso, D. , Frangakis, C. , Carlson, E. and Bressler, R.
Isolation and Characterization of Myocytes From the Adult Rat Heart ,
Prep Biochem
 7 (5) , 383 , 1977
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
MEM CF
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult
Moustafa, E. , Skomedal, T. , Osnes, J. and Oye, I.
Cyclic Amp Formation and Morphology of Myocardial Cells Isolated from Adult Heart: Effect of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 421 , 411 , 1976
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Perfusing solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, albino, male, 180-230 g
Glick, M. , Burns, A. and Reddy, W.
Dispersion and Isolation of Beating Cells from Adult Rat Heart ,
Anal Biochem
 61 , 32 , 1974
Cells
Heart ventricles, beating
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05-0.2%
Medium
Phosphate buffer
Heart
Shellfish
Clams, 3.0 to 4.5 cm
Wen, C. , Kou, G. and Chen, S.
Cultivation of Cells From the Heart of the Hard Clam, Merretrix lusoria (Roding) ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 15 , 123 , 1993
Cells
Myocytes
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
L15 medium
Intestine
Canine
Dog, adult
Damholt AB, Buchan AM, Kofod H.
Glucagon-like-peptide-1 secretion from canine L-cells is increased by glucose-dependent-insulinotropic peptide but unaffected by glucose ,
Endocrinology
 139 , 2085-91 , 1998
Cells
Intestinal L-cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 75 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Human
Human
Trapecar, M. , Khan, S. , Roan, N. , Chen, T. , Telwatte, S. , Deswal, M. , Pao, M. , Somsouk, M. , Deeks, S. , Hunt, P. , Yukl, S. and Sanjabi, S.
An Optimized and Validated Method for Isolation and Characterization of Lymphocytes from HIV+ Human Gut Biopsies. ,
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
 33 , S31-S39 , 2017
Cells
Lymphocytes
Enzymes
CLSPA : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.00075%
Medium
RPMI-1640
Intestine
Human
Human
Kessler, S. , Rho, H. , West, G. , Fiocchi, C. , Drazba, J. and de la Motte, C.
Hyaluronan (HA) Deposition Precedes and Promotes Leukocyte Recruitment in Intestinal Inflammation. ,
Clin Transl Sci
 1 , 57-61 , 2008
Cells
Microvessel endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Human
Human
Ebert, Ellen.
CD2 Activation of Human Lamina Propria Lymphocytes Reduces CD3 Responsiveness. ,
Immunology
 117 , 71-7 , 2006
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 20 u/ml
Medium
Medium
Intestine
Human
Human
Kanai Takanori, Totsuka Teruji, Uraushihara Koji, Makita Shin, Nakamura Tetsuya, Koganei Kazutaka, Fukushima Tsuneo, Akiba Hisaya, Yagita Hideo, Okumura Ko, Machida Utako, Iwai Hideyuki, Azuma Miyuki, Chen Lieping, Watanabe Mamoru.
Blockade of B7-H1 suppresses the development of chronic intestinal inflammation ,
J Immunol
 171 , 4156-63 , 2003
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02%
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Human
Human
Fahlgren, A. , Hammarstrom, S. , Danielsson, A. and Hammarstrom, M.
Increased Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides and Lysozyme in Colonic Epithelial Cells of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. ,
Clin Exp Immunol
 131 , 90 , 2003
Cells
Intestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 72.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Human
Human
Stallmach A, Schaffer F, Hoffmann S, Weber S, Muller-Molaian I, Schneider T, Kohne G, Ecker KW, Feifel G, Zeitz M.
Increased state of activation of CD4 positive T cells and elevated interferon gamma production in pouchitis ,
Gut
 43 , 499-505 , 1998
Cells
Mucosal mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Intestine
Mouse

Mouse

Kumar, S. , Suman, S. , Li, H. , Angdisen, J. , Datta, K. and Fornace, A.
High-linear Energy Transfer Radiation Disrupts Natural Killer Cell Surveillance of Senescent Intestinal Cells in the Mouse Intestine. , Mol Biomed Vol. 7 , 2026
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Kumar, S. , Suman, S. , Angdisen, J. , Moon, B. , Kallakury, B. , Datta, K. and Fornace, A.
Effects of High-Linear-Energy-Transfer Heavy Ion Radiation on Intestinal Stem Cells: Implications for Gut Health and Tumorigenesis. ,
Cancers
 16 , 2024
Cells
Intestinal stem
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Emgard, J. , Kammoun, H. , Garcia-Cassani, B. , Chesne, J. , Parigi, S. , Jacob, J. , Cheng, H, Evren, E. , Das, S. , Czarnewski, P. , Sleiers, N. Melo-Gonzalez, F. , Kvedaraite, E. Svensson, M. and Scandella, E.
Oxysterol Sensing through the Receptor GPR183 Promotes the Lymphoid-Tissue-Inducing Function of Innate Lymphoid Cells and Colonic Inflammation. ,
Immunity
 48 , 120-132.e8 , 2018
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Ren HJ, Zhang CL, Liu RD, Li N, Li XG, Xue HK, Guo Y, Wang ZQ, Cui J. and Ming L
Primary Cultures of Mouse Small Intestinal Epithelial Cells using the Dissociating Enzyme Type I Collagenase and Hyaluronidase. ,
Braz J Med Biol Res
 50 , e5831 , 2017
Cells
Crypt
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
O'Rourke, K. , Ackerman, S. , Dow, L. and Lowe, S.
Isolation, Culture, and Maintenance of Mouse Intestinal Stem Cells. ,
Bio Protoc
 6 , 2016
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal Medium
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Seo, S. , Kuffa, P. , Kitamoto, S. , Nagao-Kitamoto, H. , Rousseau, J. , Kim, Y. , Nunez, G. and Kamada, N.
Intestinal Macrophages Arising from CCR2(+) Monocytes Control Pathogen Infection by Activating Innate Lymphoid Cells. ,
Nat Commun
 6 , 8010 , 2015
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Beura, L. , Anderson, K. , Schenkel, J. , Locquiao, J. , Fraser, K. , Vezys, V. , Pepper, M. and Masopust, D.
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Persistence Promotes Effector-Like Memory Differentiation and Enhances Mucosal T cell Distribution. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 97 , 217 , 2015
Cells
Lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640

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.