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Heart
Rat
Rat,1-2 day
Natarajan AR, Rong Q, Katchman AN. and Ebert SN.
Intrinsic cardiac catecholamines help maintain beating activity in neonatal rat cardiomyocyte cultures ,
Pediatr Res
 56 , 411 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1 day
Chen, Z. , Ge, Y. and Kang J.
Down-regulation of the M6P/IGF-II Receptor Increases Cell Proliferation and Reduces Apoptosis in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocytes ,
BMC Cell Biol
 5 , 15 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
F-10
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Li TS, Ito H, Kajiwara K. and Hamano K.
Long-term survival of xenografted neonatal cardiomyocytes by adenovirus-mediated CTLA4-Ig expression and CD40 blockade ,
Circulation
 108 , 1760 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
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
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1 day
Yang Y, Liao H, Ke Q, Cai J, Xiao YF. and Morgan JP
Enhancement of nitric oxide production by methylecgonidine in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes ,
Br J Pharmacol
 135 , 188 , 2002
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, newborn
Rahman A, Alam M, Rao S, Cai L, Clark LT, Shafiq S. and Siddiqui MA
Differential effects of doxorubicin on atrial natriuretic peptide expression in vivo and in vitro ,
Biol Res
 34(3-4) , 195 , 2001
Cells
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Guo K, Searfoss G, Krolikowski D, Pagnoni M, Franks C, Clark K, Yu KT, Jaye M, Ivashchenko Y.
Hypoxia induces the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene BNIP3 ,
Cell Death Differ
 8 , 367-76 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM/M199
Heart
Rat
Rat, wistar, 2 day
Cowan DB, Poutias DN, Del Nido PJ. and McGowan FX Jr
CD14-independent activation of cardiomyocyte signal transduction by bacterial endotoxin ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H619 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM-F12
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Webster DR. and Patrick DL.
Beating rate of isolated neonatal cardiomyocytes is regulated by the stable microtubule subset ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278 , H1653 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1-2 day
Matsui, T. , Li, Ling, Del Monte, F. , Fukui, Y. , Franke, T. , Hajjar, R. and Rosenzweig, A.
Adenoviral gene transfer of activated phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase and Akt inhibits apoptosis of hypoxic cardiomyocytes in vitro ,
Circulation
 100 , 2373-9 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
RPMI
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 1 day
Wagner DR, Combes A, McTiernan C, Sanders VJ, Lemster B, Feldman AM.
Adenosine inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiac expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha ,
Circ Res
 82 , 47-56 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Heart
Rat
SD, SHR or WKY
MacGregor, R. , Klein, R. and Bansal, D.
Secretion of Plasminogen Activator Activity from Neonatal Rat Heart Cells is Regulated by Hormones and Growth Factors ,
Ann N Y Acad Sci
 752 , 331 , 1995
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
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
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
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
Zhang, Y. and Hu, W.
Mouse Enteric Neuronal Cell Culture. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1078 , 55-63 , 2013
Cells
Enteric neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Geem, D. , Medina-Contreras, O. , Kim, W. , Huang, C. and Denning T.
Isolation and Characterization of Dendritic Cells and Macrophages from the Mouse Intestine. ,
J Vis Exp
 63 , e4040 , 2012
Cells
Dendritic, macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 month
Becker, L. , Kulkarni, S. , Tiwari, G. , Micci, M. and Pasricha, P.
Divergent Fate and Origin of Neurosphere-Like Bodies from Different Layers of the Gut. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 302 , G958-65 , 2012
Cells
Enteric neural stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Ruiz, V. , Sachdev, M. , Zhang, S. , Wen, S. and Moss, S.
Isolating, Immunophenotyping and Ex vivo Stimulation of CD4+ and CD8+ Gastric Lymphocytes During Murine Helicobacter Pylori Infection. ,
J Immunol Methods
 384 , 157-63 , 2012
Cells
Lyphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal and adult
Joseph, N. , He, S. , Quintana, E. , Kim, Y. , Nunez, G. and Morrison, S.
Enteric Glia are Multipotent in Culture but Primarily Form Glia in the Adult Rodent Gut. ,
J Clin Invest
 121 , 3398 , 2011
Cells
Myenteric plexus
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 0.025-0.1%
Papain : 10 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Ito, Y. , Kanai, T. , Totsuka, T. , Okamoto, R. , Tsuchiya, K. , Nemoto, Y. , Yoshioka, A. , Tomita, T. , Nagaishi, T. , Sakamoto, N. , Sakanishi, T. , Okumura, K. , Yagita, H. and Watanabe, M.
Blockade of NKG2D Signaling Prevents the Development of Murine CD4+ T Cell-Mediated Colitis. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 294 , G199 , 2008
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Intestine
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Bixby, S. , Kruger, G. , Mosher, J. , Joseph, N. and Morrison, S.
Cell-Intrinsic Differences Between Stem Cells from Different Regions of the Peripheral Nervous System Regulate the Generation of Neural Diversity. ,
Neuron
 35 , 643 , 2002
Cells
Sciatic nerve and gut neural crest stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Canine
Dog, mongrel, 20 Kg
Yau, C. , Rao, L. and Silverman, M.
Sugar Uptake Into a Primary Culture of Dog Kidney Proximal Tubular Cells ,
Can J Physiol Pharmacol
 63 , 417 , 1985
Cells
Proximal tubular
Enzymes
Medium
(see reference)
Kidney
Mouse

Mouse

Li, Z. , Zimmerman, K. , Cherakara, S. , Chumley, P. , Collawn, J. , Wang, J. , Haycraft, C. , Song, C. , Chacana, T. , Andersen, R. , Croyle, M. , Aloria, E. , Hombal, R. , Thomas, I. , Chweih, H. , Simanyi, K. , George, J. , Parant, J. , Mrug, M. and Yoder, B.
A Kidney Resident Macrophage Subset is a Candidate Biomarker for Renal Cystic Disease in Preclinical Models. , Dis Model Mech Vol. 16 , 2023
Cells
Macrophages
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Yuan, Y. , Li, L. , Zhu, L. , Liu, F. , Tang, X. , Liao, G. , Liu, J. , Cheng, J. , Chen, Y. and Lu, Y.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Elicit Macrophages into M2 Phenotype Via Improving Transcription Factor EB-Mediated Autophagy to Alleviate Diabetic Nephropathy. ,
Stem Cells
 38 , 639-652 , 2020
Cells
Mactrophages
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Adam, M. , Potter, A. and Potter, S.
Psychrophilic Proteases Dramatically Reduce Single-Cell RNA-Seq Artifacts: A Molecular Atlas of Kidney Development. ,
Development
 144 , 3625-3632 , 2017
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 125 u/ml
Protease, Bacillus Licheniformis : 1%
Medium
DPBS
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Sedrakyan, S. , Da Sacco, S. , Milanesi, A. , Shiri, L. , Petrosyan, A. , Varimezova, R. , Warburton, D. , Lemley, K. , De Filippo, R. and Perin, L.
Injection of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Delays Progression of Renal Fibrosis. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 23 , 661-73 , 2012
Cells
Glomeruli
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Brown, A. , Blank, U. , Adams, D. , Karolak, M. , Fetting, J. , Hill, B. and Oxburgh, L.
Isolation and Culture of Cells from the Nephrogenic Zone of the Embryonic Mouse Kidney. ,
J Vis Exp
 50 , e2555 , 2011
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, naive SJL (H-2S)
Haverty, T. , Kelly, C. , Hines, W. , Amenta, P. , Watanabe, M. , Harper, R. , Kefalides, N. and Neilson, E.
Characterization of a Renal Tubular Epithelial Cell Line Which Secretes the Autologous Target Antigen of Autoimmune Experimental Interstitial Nephritis ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1359 , 1988
Cells
Proximal tubular epithelial
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 15 µg/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand White, female
Schafer, J. , Watkins, M. , Li, L. , Herter, P. , Haxelmans, S. and Schlatter, E.
A Simplified Method for Isolation of Large Numbers of Defined Nephron Segments ,
Am J Physiol
 273 , F650 , 1997
Cells
Nephron segments
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Kidney
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, female, 2-3 Kg
Rodeheaver, D. , Aleo, M. and Schnellmann, R.
Differences in Enzymatic and Mechanical Isolated Rabbit Renal Proximal Tubules: Comparison in Long-Term Incubation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 898 , 1990
Cells
Renal proximal tubules
Enzymes
Medium
Modified DME-F12
Kidney
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Schafer, J. , Watkins, M. , Li, L. , Herter, P. , Haxelmans, S. and Schlatter, E.
A Simplified Method for Isolation of Large Numbers of Defined Nephron Segments ,
Am J Physiol
 273 , F650 , 1997
Cells
Nephron segments
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's MEM

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.