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Colon
Human
Human
Moser, A. , Spindelboeck, W. , Strohmaier, H. , Enzinger, C. , Gattringer, T. , Fuchs, S. , Fazekas, F. , Gorkiewicz, G. , Wurm, P. , Hogenauer, C. and Khalil, M.
Mucosal Biopsy Shows Immunologic Changes of the Colon in Patients with Early MS ,
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
 4 , e362 , 2017
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Rollo, B. , Zhang, D. , Stamp, L. , Menheniott, T. , Stathopoulos, L. , Denham, M. , Dottori, M. , King, S. , Hutson, J. and Newgreen, D.
Enteric Neural Cells from Hirschsprung Disease Patients Form Ganglia in Autologous Aneuronal Colon ,
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol
 2 , 92 , 2016
Cells
Colon enteric neural
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
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
Muscle
Human
Human, female
Richardson, M. , Taylor, D. , Casey, M. , MacDonald, P. and Stull, J.
Biochemical Markers of Contraction in Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 , 21 , 1987
Cells
Smooth muscle
Myometrial
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.015% and 0.007%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Human
Human, female
Casey, M. , MacDonald, P. , Mitchell, M. and Snyder, J.
Maintenance and Characterization of Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells in Monolayer Culture ,
In Vitro
 20 , 396 , 1984
Cells
Smooth muscle
Myometrial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Ovine
Sheep, adult and neonatal
Driska S. , Laudadio R. , Wolfson M. and Shaffer T.
A Method for Isolating Adult and Neonatal Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and Measuring Shortening Velocity ,
J Appl Physiol
 86(1) , 427 , 1999
Cells
Tracheal smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
MOPS-PSS
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, postnatal
Miersch, C. , Stange, K. and Rontgen, M.
Effects of Trypsinization and of a Combined Trypsin, Collagenase, and DNase Digestion on Liberation and in Vitro Function of Satellite Cells Isolated from Juvenile Porcine Muscles. ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim
 54 , 406-412 , 2018
Cells
Muscle satellite
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle MEM
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, male, 25-40 kg
Korzick, D. , Laughlin, M. and Bowles, D.
Alterations in PKC signaling underlie enhanced myogenic tone in exercise-trained porcine coronary resistance arteries ,
J Appl Physiol
 96 , 1425-32 , 2004
Cells
Coronary myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
low calcium physiological saline
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 35-45 kg
Wamhoff BR, Dixon JL, Sturek M.
Atorvastatin treatment prevents alterations in coronary smooth muscle nuclear Ca2+ signaling in diabetic dyslipidemia ,
J Vasc Res
 39 , 208 , 2002
Cells
Arterial smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 294 u/ml
Elastase : 6.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.4 mg/ml
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Weber, S. , Gratopp, A. , Akanbi, S. , Rheinlaender, C. , Sallmon, H. , Barikbin, P. and Koehne, P.
Isolation and Culture of Fibroblasts, Vascular Smooth Muscle, and Endothelial Cells From the Fetal Rat Ductus Arteriosus ,
Pediatr Res
 70 , 236 , 2011
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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.