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Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Sun, F. , Xiao, G. and Qu, Z.
Isolation of Murine Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells. ,
Bio-protocol
 7 , 2017
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Wirtz S. , Becker C. , Blumberg R. , Galle P. and Neurath M.
Treatment of T cell-dependent experimental colitis in SCID mice by local administration of an adenovirus expressing IL-18 antisense mRNA ,
J Immunol
 168(1) , 411 , 2002
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, male
Planus, E. , Galiacy, S. , Matthay, M. , Laurent, V. , Gavrilovic, J. , Murphy, G. , Clerici, C. , Isabey, D. , Lafuma, C. and d'Ortho, M.
Role of Collagenase in Mediating in Vitro Alveolar Epithelial Wound Repair ,
J Cell Sci
 112 , 243 , 1999
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Elastase : 40 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Shannon JM, Gebb SA. and Nielsen LD
Induction of alveolar type II cell differentiation in embryonic tracheal epithelium in mesenchyme-free culture ,
Development
 126 , 1675 , 1999
Cells
Tracheal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, SD, 200 g
Yassin, R. , Clearfield, H. , Katz, S. and Murthy, S.
Gastrin Induction of mRNA Expression in Rat Colonic Epithelium In Vitro ,
Peptides
 12 , 63 , 1991
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 µg/ml
Medium
(see reference)
Eye
Bovine
Bovine
Terlizzi, V. , Kolibabka, M. , Burgess, J. , Hammes, H. and Harmsen, M.
The Pericytic Phenotype of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells Is Promoted by NOTCH2. ,
Stem Cells
 36 , 240-251 , 2018
Cells
Retinal endothelial
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.02%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 6 day
Jacob Vanessa, Rothermel Andrae, Wolf Peter, Layer Paul G.
Rhodopsin, violet and blue opsin expressions in the chick are highly dependent on tissue and serum conditions ,
Cell Death Differ
 180 , 159-68 , 2005
Cells
Retinal cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Monkey
Macaques and baboon
Han ,Y. , Jacoby, R. and Wu, S.
Morphological and Electrophysiological Properties of Dissociated Primate Retinal Cells. ,
Brain Res
 875 , 175 , 2000
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20-40 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 400 u/ml
Medium
Ames' solution
Eye
Mouse

Mouse, 2 month

Murenu, E. , Pavlou, M. , Richter, L. , Rapti, K. , Just, S. and Cehajic-Kapetanovic, J.
A Universal Protocol for Isolating Retinal ON Bipolar Cells Across Species via Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting. , Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev Vol. 20 , 587-600 , 2021
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Ortin-Martinez, A. , Tsai, E. , Nickerson, P. , Bergeret, M. , Lu, Y. , Smiley, S. , Comanita, L. and Wallace, V.
A Reinterpretation of Cell Transplantation: GFP Transfer From Donor to Host Photoreceptors. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 932-939 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Wohl, S. , Jorstad, N. , Levine, E. and Reh, T.
Muller Glial microRNAs are Required for the Maintenance of Glial Homeostasis and Retinal Architecture. ,
Nat Commun
 8 , 1603 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL/6
Blandford, S. and Baldridge, W.
The Effect of Glutamate Receptor Agonists on Mouse Retinal Astrocyte [Ca(2+)]i. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2016 , 8178162 , 2016
Cells
Retinal astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic and P0
Dvoriantchikova, G. , Perea-Martinez, I. , Pappas, S. , Barry, A. , Danek, D. , Dvoriantchikova, X. , Pelaez, D. and Ivanov, D.
Molecular Characterization of Notch1 Positive Progenitor Cells in the Developing Retina. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0131054 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 8 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 124 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Amadi-Obi, A. , Yu, C. , Liu, X. , Mahdi, R. , Clarke, G. , Nussenblatt, R, Gery, I. , Lee, Y. and Egwuagu, C.
TH17 Cells Contribute to Uveitis and Scleritis and are Expanded by IL-2 and Inhibited by IL-27/STAT1. ,
Nat Med
 13 , 711 , 2007
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 month
Maxeiner Stephan, Dedek Karin, Janssen-Bienhold Ulrike, Ammermuller Josef, Brune Hendrik, Kirsch Taryn, Pieper Mario, Degen Joachim, Kruger Olaf, Willecke Klaus, Weiler Reto.
Deletion of connexin45 in mouse retinal neurons disrupts the rod/cone signaling pathway between AII amacrine and ON cone bipolar cells and leads to impaired visual transmission ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 566-76 , 2005
Cells
Mouse retinal and bipolar
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Rat

Rat, SD, 1-2 day

Lian, W. , Hu, X. , Zhang, J. , Wu, Y. , Zhao, N. , Ma, H. , He, H. and Lu, Q.
Fucoxanthin Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells and Promotes Parkin-mediated Mitophagy against Glutamate Excitotoxicity. ,
Neuroreport
 34 , 385-394 , 2023
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5%
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Wister, 3-30 wk
Cameron, M. , Kekesi, O. , Morley, J. , Tapson, J. , Breen, P. , Van Schaik, A. and Buskila, Y.
Calcium Imaging of AM Dyes Following Prolonged Incubation in Acute Neuronal Tissue. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0155468 , 2016
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Heart
Chicken
Chicken, embryonic
Blech-Hermoni, Y. and Ladd, A.
Identification of Transcripts Regulated by CUG-BP, Elav-like Family Member 1 (CELF1) in Primary Embryonic Cardiomyocytes by RNA-seq. ,
Genom Data
 6 , 74-76 , 2015
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Human
Human
Jensen, B. , Swigart, P. , Laden, M. , DeMarco, T. , Hoopes, C. and Simpson, P.
The Alpha-1D Is the Predominant Alpha-1-Adrenergic Receptor Subtype in Human Epicardial Coronary Arteries. ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 54 , 1137 , 2009
Cells
Coronary artery smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Mathew, S. , Tustison, K. , Sugatani, T. , Chaudhary, L. , Rifas, L. and Hruska, K.
The Mechanism of Phosphorus as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in CKD. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 19 , 1092 , 2008
Cells
Smooth muscle aortic
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Hu, D. , Yin, C. , Mohanta, S. , Weber, C. and Habenicht, A.
Prepartaion of Single Cell Suspensions from Mouse Aorta ,
Bio Protoc
 6 , 11 , 2016
Cells
Aortic
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 400 u/ml
Collagenase : 120 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 60 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Santos Nascimento, D, Mosqueira, D, Sousa, L, Teixeira, M, Filipe, M, Resende, T, Araujo, A, Valente, M, Almeida, J, Martins, J, Santos, J, Barcia, R, Cruz, P, Cruz, H. and Pinto-d-O, P
Human Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Attenuate Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction by Proangiogenic, Antiapoptotic, and Endogenous Cell-Activation Mechanisms. ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 5 , 5 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac Progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Touchberry, C. , Green, T. , Tchikrizov, V. , Mannix, J. , Mao, T. , Carney, B. , Girgis, M. , Vincent, R. , Wetmore, L. , Dawn, B. , Bonewald, L. , Stubbs, J. and Wacker, M.
FGF23 is a Novel Regulator of Intracellular Calcium and Cardiac Contractility in Addition to Cardiac Hypertrophy. ,
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab
 304 , E863 , 2013
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 360 u/ml
Papain : 0.4 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 2-6 month
Christel, C. , Cardona, N. , Mesirca, P. , Herrmann, S. , Hofmann, F. , Striessnig, J. , Ludwig, A. , Mangoni, M. and Lee, A.
Distinct Localization and Modulation of Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 L-type Ca2+ Channels in Mouse Sinoatrial Node. ,
J Physiol
 590 , 6327 , 2012
Cells
Sinoatrial node
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 229 u/ml
Elastase : 1.9 u/ml
Protease Type XIV : 0.9 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Butcher, M. , Herre, M. , Ley, K. and Galkina, E.
Flow Cytometry Analysis of Immune Cells Within Murine Aortas. ,
J Vis Exp
 53 , e2828 , 2011
Cells
Aortic adventitial leukocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5.6 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult, 9-13 week
Kabaeva, Z. , Zhao, M. and Michele, D.
Blebbistatin Extends Culture Life of Adult Mouse Cardiac Myocytes and Allows Efficient and Stable Transgene Expression. ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 294 , H1667-74 , 2008
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 620 u/ml
Protease XIV : 0.104 u/ml
Medium
Myocyte buffer see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Verheye, S. , Martinet, W. , Kockx, M. , Knaapen, M. , Salu, K. , Timmermans, J. , Ellis, J. , Kilpatrick, D. and DeMayer, G.
Selective Clearance of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Autophagy ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 49 , 706 , 2007
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Fukumoto Yoshihiro, Deguchi Jun-o, Libby Peter, Rabkin-Aikawa Elena, Sakata Yasuhiko, Chin Michael T, Hill Christopher C, Lawler Patrick R, Varo Nerea, Schoen Frederick J, Krane Stephen M, Aikawa Masanori.
Genetically determined resistance to collagenase action augments interstitial collagen accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques ,
Circulation
 110 , 1953-9 , 2004
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, female, 14-18 g
Zhang Sui, Wang Dachun, Estrov Zeev, Raj Sean, Willerson James T, Yeh Edward T H.
Both cell fusion and transdifferentiation account for the transformation of human peripheral blood CD34-positive cells into cardiomyocytes in vivo ,
Circulation
 110 , 3803-7 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.03%
Pancreatin : 0.06%
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Qian, Q. , Hunter, L. , Li, M. , Marin-Padilla, M. , Prakash, Y. , Somlo, S. , Harris, P. , Torres, V. and Sieck, G.
Pkd2 Haploinsufficiency Alters Intracellular Calcium Regulation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Hum Mol Genet
 12(15) , 1875 , 2003
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Elastase : .005%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 1000 u/ml
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1-6 day
Watzka SB, Lucien J, Shimada M, Edwards V, Yeger H, Hannigan G. and Coles JG.
Selection of viable cardiomyocytes for cell transplantation using three-dimensional tissue culture ,
Transplantation
 70 , 1310 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 6-9 or 21-41 day
Valenzuela, D. , Han, X. , Mende, U. , Fankhauser, C. , Mashimo, H. , Huang, P. , Pfeffer, J. , Neer, E. and Fishman, M.
G alpha(o) is Necessary for Muscarinic Regulation of Ca2+ Channels in Mouse Heart ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 94(5) , 1727 , 1997
Cells
Ventricular and atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 95 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 172.5 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
DMEM/Tyrodes
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit
Verheye, S. , Martinet, W. , Kockx, M. , Knaapen, M. , Salu, K. , Timmermans, J. , Ellis, J. , Kilpatrick, D. and DeMayer, G.
Selective Clearance of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Autophagy ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 49 , 706 , 2007
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult
Zhang, Y. , Wang, Y. , Yanni, J. , Qureshi, M. , Logantha, S. , Kassab, S. , Boyett, M. , Gardiner, N. , Sun, H. , Howarth, F. and Dobrzynski, H.
Electrical Conduction System Remodeling in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus Rat Heart. ,
Front Physiol
 10 , 826 , 2019
Cells
Sinoatrial nodal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 220 u/ml
Elastase : 1.4 u/ml
Protease : 0.45 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 175-200g
Tardif Annie, Julien Nathalie, Chiasson Jean-Louis, Coderre Lise.
Stimulation of glucose uptake by chronic vanadate pretreatment in cardiomyocytes requires PI 3-kinase and p38 MAPK activation ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 284 , E1055-64 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer

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.