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Colon
Human
Human
Ali, M. , Anand, S. , Tangella, K. , Ramkumar, D. and Saif, T.
Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52532 , 2015
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Human
Human
Zhou, J. , Belov, L. , Huang, P. , Shin, J. , Solomon, M. , Chapuis, P. , Bokey, L. , Chan, C. , Clarke, C. , Clarke, S. and Christopherson, R.
Surface Antigen Profiling of Colorectal Cancer Using Antibody Microarrays With Fluorescence Multiplexing. ,
J Immunol Methods
 355 , 40 , 2010
Cells
Colorectal cancer
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Dalerba Piero, Dylla Scott J, Park In-Kyung, Liu Rui, Wang Xinhao, Cho Robert W, Hoey Timothy, Gurney Austin, Huang Emina H, Simeone Diane M, Shelton Andrew A, Parmiani Giorgio, Castelli Chiara, Clarke Michael F.
Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 10158-63 , 2007
Cells
Cancer stem cell
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Colon
Human
Human
Fukushima, K. and Fiocchi, C.
Paradoxical Decrease of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Epithelial Cells of Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 286 , G804-13 , 2004
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Human
Human
Hisamatsu, T. , Watanabe, M. , Ogata, H. , Ezaki, T. , Hozawa, S. , Ishii, H. , Kanai, T. and Hibi, T.
Interferon-Inducible Gene Family 1-8U Expression in Colitis-Associated Colon Cancer and Severely Inflamed Mucosa in Ulcerative Colitis. ,
Cancer Res
 59 , 5927-31 , 1999
Cells
Epithelial and mucosal lymphocytes
Enzymes
CLSPA : 0.02%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Larmonier, C. , Shehab, K. , Laubitz, D. , Jamwal, D. , Ghishan, F. and Kiela, P.
Transcriptional Reprogramming and Resistance to Colonic Mucosal Injury in Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase 1 (PARP1)-deficient Mice. ,
J Biol Chem
 291 , 8918-30 , 2016
Cells
Lamina propria
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Atarashi, K. , Nishimura, J. , Shima, T. , Umesaki, Y. , Yamamoto, M. , Onoue, M. , Yagita, H. , Ishii, N. , Evans, R. , Honda, K. and Takeda, K.
ATP Drives Lamina Propria T(H)17 Cell Differentiation. ,
Nature
 455 , 808 , 2008
Cells
Lamina propria
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Weigmann Benno, Tubbe Ingrid, Seidel Daniel, Nicolaev Alex, Becker Christoph, Neurath Markus F.
Isolation and subsequent analysis of murine lamina propria mononuclear cells from colonic tissue ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 2307-11 , 2007
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Abe, K. , Nguyen, K. , Fine, S. , Mo, J. , Shen, C. , Shenouda, S. , Corr, M. , Jung, S. , Lee, J. , Eckmann, L. and Raz, E.
Conventional Dendritic Cells Regulate the Outcome of Colonic Inflammation Independently of T Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 17022 , 2007
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Dalerba Piero, Dylla Scott J, Park In-Kyung, Liu Rui, Wang Xinhao, Cho Robert W, Hoey Timothy, Gurney Austin, Huang Emina H, Simeone Diane M, Shelton Andrew A, Parmiani Giorgio, Castelli Chiara, Clarke Michael F.
Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 10158-63 , 2007
Cells
Cancer stem cell
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Totsuka T, Kanai T, Uraushihara K, Iiyama R, Yamazaki M, Akiba H, Yagita H, Okumura K, Watanabe M.
Therapeutic effect of anti-OX40L and anti-TNF-alpha MAbs in a murine model of chronic colitis ,
Am J Physiol/Gastro
 284 , G595-603 , 2003
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
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
Endothelial
Bovine
Calf
Vender, R.
Role of Endothelial Cells in the Proliferative Response of Cultured Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Reduced Oxygen Tension ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28A , 403 , 1992
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HEPES
Endothelial
Bovine
Bovine
DeNucci, G. , Gryglewski, R.J. , Warner, T.D. and Vane, J.R.
Receptor-Mediated Release of Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor and Prostacyclin From Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells Is Coupled ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 2334 , 1988
Cells
Endothelial
Aortic
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Krebs Ringer solution
Endothelial
Bovine
Bovine
Scott, D. , Murray, J. and Barnes, M.
Investigation of the Attachment of Bovine Corneal Endothelial Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 144 , 472 , 1983
Cells
Endothelial
Corneal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
PBS: DMEM
Endothelial
Bovine
Bovine
Robinson, J. and Gospodarowicz, D.
Glycosaminoglycans Synthesized by Cultured Bovine Corneal Endothelial Cells ,
J Cell Physiol
 117 , 368 , 1983
Cells
Endothelial, Corneal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
0.01M Phosphate buffer with 0.02% EDTA
0.9% NaCl (See Reference)
Endothelial
Canine
Dog, mongrel, adult
Ford, J. , Burkel, W. and Kahn, R.
Isolation of Adult Canine Venous Endothelium for Tissue Culture ,
In Vitro
 17 , 44 , 1981
Cells
Endothelium
Jugular vein
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Earle's PBS, CMF
Endothelial
Human
Human
Goolcharran, C. , Cleland, J. , Keck, R. , Jones, A. and Borchardt, R.
Comparsion of the Rates of Deamidation, Diketopiperazine Formation and Oxidation in Recombinant Human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Model Peptides ,
AAPS PharmSci
 2 (1) , 5 , 2000
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 2%
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Wojta J, Gallicchio M, Zoellner H, Filonzi E, Hamilton J, McGrath K.
Interleukin-4 stimulates expression of urokinase-type-plasminogen activator in cultured human foreskin microvascular endothelial cells ,
Blood
 81 , 3285-92 , 1993
Cells
Foreskin microvascular endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
HBSS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Farber HW, Antonov AS, Romanov YA, Smirnov VN, Scarfo LM, Beer DJ.
Cytokine secretion by human aortic endothelial cells is related to degree of atherosclerosis ,
Am J Physiol
 262 , H1088-95 , 1992
Cells
Vascular endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
M-199
Endothelial
Human
Human
Lee, K, Lawley, T, Xu, Y. and Swerlick, R.
VCAM-1-, ELAM-1-, and ICAM-1-Independent Adhesion of Melanoma Cells to Cultured Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells ,
J Invest Dermatol
 98 , 79 , 1992
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3.%
Medium
HBSS
(see reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human
Kubota, Y. , Kleinman, H. , Martin, G. and Lawley, T.
Role of Laminin and Basement Membrane in Morphological Differentiation of Human Endothelial Cells into Capillary-like Structures ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1589 , 1988
Cells
Endothelial/HUVEC
Foreskin & umbilical cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
HBSS/PBS, Medium 199
(see reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human
Marks, R.M. , Czerniecki, M. and Penny, R.
Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells: An Improved Method for Tissue Culture and Description of Some Singular Properties in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 21 , 627 , 1985
Cells
Endothelial
Dermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Jaffe, E.A. , Minick, C.R. , Adelman, B. , Becker, C.G. and Nachman, R.
Synthesis of Basement Membrane Collagen By Cultured Human Endothelial Cells ,
J Exp Med
 144 , 209 , 1976
Cells
Umbilical vein
Enzymes
Trypsin : 100 µg/ml
Medium
Tris-HCl,0.2 M
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Xiao, L. , McCann, J. and Dudley, A.
Isolation and Culture Expansion of Tumor-specific Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e53072 , 2015
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Daneman, R. , Zhou, L. , Agalliu, D. , Cahoy, J. , Kaushal, A. and Barres, B.
The Mouse Blood-Brain Barrier Transcriptome: a New Resource for Understanding the Development and Function of Brain Endothelial Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 5 , e13741 , 2010
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 125 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic or yolk sac
Braren Rickmer, Hu Huiqing, Kim YungHae, Beggs HilaryE, Reichardt LouisF, Wang Rong.
Endothelial FAK is essential for vascular network stability, cell survival, and lamellipodial formation ,
J Cell Biol
 172 , 151-62 , 2006
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Shasby, S.
Endothelial Cells Grown On Permeable Membrane Supports ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 14 , 247 , 1992
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Medium 199
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine
Vischer, P. and Buddecke, E.
Alteration of Glycosytransferase Activities during Proliferation of Cultivated Arterial Endothelial Cells and Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 158 , 15 , 1985
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 30-40 kg
Merrilees, M.J. and Scott, L.
Interaction of Aortic Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
Atherosclerosis
 39 , 147 , 1981
Cells
Endothelial
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199 and 0.01M EDTA
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 60-100 days
Coulson, W.F.
The Effect Of Proteolytic Enzymes on the Tensile Strength of Whole Aorta and Isolated Aortic Elastin ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 237 , 378 , 1971
Cells
Aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Phosphate buffer
(see reference)
Endothelial
Rat
Rat, 300 G, and pig, 30-40 Kg
Merrilees, M.J. and Scott, L.
Interaction of Aortic Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
Atherosclerosis
 39 , 147 , 1981
Cells
Endothelial
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199 and 0.01M EDTA
Endothelial
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult, 170 g
Phillips, P. , Kumar, P. , Kumar, S. and Waghe, M.
Isolation And Characterization of Endothelial Cells From Rat And Cow Brain White Matter ,
J Anat
 129 , 261 , 1979
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
BSS
Epithelial
Fish
Winter flounder, 200-500 g
(Pseudopleuronectes americanus)
Dickman, K. and Renfro, J.
Primary Culture of Flounder Renal Tubule Cells:Transepithelial Transport ,
Am J Physiol
 251 , 424 , 1986
Cells
Renal tubule
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
CMF solution
Epithelial
Hamster
Hamster, Syrian golden (strain CR:RGH)
McDowell, E. and et al.
Differentiation of Tracheal Mucociliary Epithelium in Primary Cell Culture Recapitulates Normal Fetal Development and Regeneration Following Injury in Hamsters ,
Am J Pathol
 129 , 511 , 1987
Cells
Tracheal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Ham's F-12

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.