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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, 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, 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
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
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
Liver
Mouse
Mouse
Perepelyuk, M. , Terajima, M. , Wang, A. , Georges, P. , Janmey, P. , Yamauchi, M. and Wells, R.
Hepatic Stellate Cells and Portal Fibroblasts are the Major Cellular Sources of Collagens and Lysyl Oxidases in Normal Liver and Early After Injury. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 304 , G605 , 2013
Cells
Hepatocytes and sinusoidal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Mouse
Mouse
Rountree, C. , Ding, W. , Dang, H. , Vankirk, C. and Crooks, G.
Isolation of CD133+ Liver Stem Cells for Clonal Expansion. ,
J Vis Exp
 56 , e3183 , 2011
Cells
CD133+ stem
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Liver
Mouse
Mouse
Li Wen-Lin, Su Juan, Yao Yu-Cheng, Tao Xin-Rong, Yan Yong-Bi, Yu Hong-Yu, Wang Xin-Min, Li Jian-Xiu, Yang Yong-Ji, Lau Joseph T Y, Hu Yi-Ping.
Isolation and characterization of bipotent liver progenitor cells from adult mouse ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 322-32 , 2006
Cells
Liver epithelial progenitor cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Mouse

Mouse

Horn, K. , Fulte, S. , Yang, M. , Lorenz, B. and Clark, S.
Neutrophil Responsiveness to IL-10 Impairs Clearance of Streptococcus pneumoniae from the Lungs. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 , 2023
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse

Mouse

Konishi, S. , Tata, A. and Tata, P.
Defined Conditions for Long-term Expansion of Murine and Human Alveolar Epithelial Stem Cells in Three-dimensional Cultures. , STAR Protoc Vol. 3 , 101447 , 2022
Cells
Alveolar epithelial stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.33 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Qiu, Y. , Xu, Y. , Wang, M. , Miao, M. , Zhou, H. , Xu, J. , Kong, J. , Zheng, D. , Li, R. , Zhang, R. , Guo, Y. , Li, X. , Cui, J. , Qin, C. and Zhou , X.
Flavivirus Induces and Antagonizes Antiviral RNA Interference in Both Mammals and Mosquitoes. ,
Sci. Adv.
 6 , 7989 , 2020
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Lewis, K. , Hall, J. , Kiyotake, E. , Christensen, T. , Balasubramaniam, V. and Anseth, K.
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Crosstalk Influences Cellular Behavior in a 3D Alveolus-Fibroblast Model System. ,
Biomaterials
 155 , 124 , 2018
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Lung
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
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Singer, B. , Mock, J. , D'Alessio, F. , Aggarwal, N. , Mandke, P. , Johnston, L. and Damarla, M.
Flow-Cytometric Method for Simultaneous Analysis of Mouse Lung Epithelial, Endothelial, and Hematopoietic Lineage Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
 310 , L796-801 , 2016
Cells
Epithelial, Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Yu, Y. , O'Koren, E. , Holten, D. , Kan, M. , Kojin, D. , Nelson, E. , Que, L. and Gunn, M.
A Protocol for the Comprehensive Flow Cytometric Analysis of Immune Cells in Normal and Inflammed Murine Non-Lymphoid Tissues ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , 1371 , 2016
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Braza, F. , Dirou, S. , Forest, V. , Sauzeau, V. , Hassoun, D. , Chesne, J. , Cheminant-Muller, M. , Sagan, C. , Magnan, A. and Lemarchand, P.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induce Suppressive Macrophages Through Phagocytosis in a Mouse Model of Asthma. ,
Stem Cells
 34 , 1836-45 , 2016
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Mohapatra, A. , Van Dyken, S. , Schneider, C. , Nussbaum, J. , Liang, H. and Locksley, R.
Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Utilize the IRF4-IL-9 Module to Coordinate Epithelial Cell Maintenance of Lung Homeostasis. ,
Mucosal Immunol
 , 2015
Cells
Alveolar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 4 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Desai, T. , Brownfield, D. and Krasnow, M.
Alveolar Progenitor and Stem Cells in Lung Development, Renewal and Cancer. ,
Nature
 507 , 190-4 , 2014
Cells
Avelolar progenitor
Enzymes
Elastase : 3 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.33 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12

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.