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Bone
Mouse
Mouse
Mohrin, D. , Koukos, G. , Alabdulaaly, L. , Paw, J. , Hake, K. , Kolumam, G. , Bouxsein, M. , Baron, R. , Kutskova, Y. , Freund, A. , Liu, J. , Zavala-Solorio, J. , Bhargava, S. , Maxwell, Trumble, J. , Brito, A. , Hu, D. and Brooks, D.
Inhibition of Longevity Regulator PAPP-A Modulates Tissue Homeostasis via Restraint of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. , Aging Cell Vol. 20 , e13313 , 2021
Cells
Bone and bone marrow stromal
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Bone
Mouse
Mouse
Baryawno, N. , Przybylski, D. , Kowalczyk, M. , Kfoury, Y. , Severe, N. , Gustafsson, K. , Kokkaliaris, K. , Mercier, F. , Tabaka, M. , Hofree, M. , Dionne, D. , Papazian, A. , Lee, D. , Ashenberg, O. and Subramanian, A.
A Cellular Taxonomy of the Bone Marrow Stroma in Homeostasis and Leukemia. ,
Cell
 177 , 1915-1932.e16 , 2019
Cells
Bone and bone marrow stroma
Enzymes
Medium
Media 199
Bone
Mouse
Mouse
Lee, D. , Choung, H. , Kim, H. , Gronostajski, R. , Yang, Y. , Ryoo, H. , Lee, Z. , Kim, H. , Cho, E. and Park, J.
NFI-C Regulates Osteoblast Differentiation Via Control of Osterix Expression. ,
Stem Cells
 32 , 2467-79 , 2014
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Brain
Mouse
Adult and neonatal
Calvo, Belen, Rubio, F. , Fernandez, M. and Tranque, P.
Dissociation of Neonatal and Adult Mice Brain for Simultaneous Analysis of Microglia, Astrocytes and Infiltrating Lymphocytes by Flow Cytometry. , IBRO Rep Vol. 8 , 36-47 , 2020
Cells
Microglia, astrocytes, lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 120 u/ml
Papain : 20 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, 6-12 week
Chung, W. , Farley, J. , Swenson, A. , Barnard, J. , Hamilton, G. , Chiposi, R. and Drummond, H.
Extracellular Acidosis Activates ASIC-like Channels in Freshly Isolated Cerebral Artery Smooth Muscle Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 298 , C1198 , 2010
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Fattahi, F. , Steinbeck, J. , Kriks, S. , Tchieu, J. , Zimmer, B. , Kishinevsky, S. , Zeltner, N. , Mica, Y. , El-Nachef, W. , Zhao, H. , de Stanchina, E. , Gershon, M. , Grikscheit, T. , Chen, S. and Studer, L.
Deriving Human ENS Lineages for Cell Therapy and Drug Discovery in Hirschsprung Disease. ,
Nature
 531 , 105-9 , 2016
Cells
Colon organoid
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 800 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.013%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 8-10 week
Round, J. and Mazmanian, S.
Inducible Foxp3+ Regulatory T-cell Development by a Commensal Bacterium of the Intestinal Microbiota. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 107 , 12204-9 , 2010
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
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
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Esteban, S. , Clemente, C. , Koziol, A. , Gonzalo, P. , Rius, C. , Martinez, F. , Linares, P. , Chaparro, M. , Urzainqui, A. , Andres, V. , Seiki, M. , Gisbert, J. and Arroyo, A.
Endothelial MT1-MMP Targeting Limits Intussusceptive Angiogenesis and Colitis via TSP1/Nitric Oxide Axis. ,
EMBO Mol Med
 12 , e10862 , 2020
Cells
Aortic endothelial
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Luo, S. , Truong, A. and Makino, A.
Isolation of Mouse Coronary Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2016
Cells
Coronary endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's
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
Kochukov, M. , Balasubramanian, A. , Abramowitz, J. , Birnbaumer, L. and Marrelli, S.
Activation of Endothelial Transient Receptor Potential C3 Channel is Required for Small Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Activation and Sustained Endothelial Hyperpolarization and Vasodilation of Cerebral Artery. ,
J Am Heart Assoc
 3 , 2014
Cells
Cerebral artery endothelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 4 u/ml
Elastase : 1 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 120 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Cha, S. , Talavera, D. , Demir, E. , Nath, A. and Sierra-Honigmann, M.
A Method of Isolation and Culture of Microvascular Endothelial Cells from Mouse Skin. ,
Microvasc Res
 70 , 198 , 2005
Cells
Microvascular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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
Mathew, R. , Degenhard,t K. , Haramaty, L. , Karp, C. and White, E.
Immortalized Mouse Epithelial Cell Models to Study the Role of Apoptosis in Cancer. ,
Methods Enzymol
 446 , 77-106 , 2008
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.025%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 week
Kobayashi, T. , Yoshioka, R. , Shiraishi, A. and Ohashi, Y.
New Technique for Culturing Corneal Epithelial Cells of Normal Mice. ,
Mol Vis
 15 , 1589-93 , 2009
Cells
Corneal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Xu, J. , Lee, Y. , Ran, X. , Liao, S. , Yang, J. , Au, K. , Lai, W. , Esteban, M. and Tse, H.
Generation of Induced Cardiospheres via Reprogramming of Skin Fibroblasts for Myocardial Regeneration. ,
Stem Cells
 34 , 2693-2706 , 2016
Cells
Cardiospheres
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Zafiriou, M. , Noack, C. , Unsold, B. , Didie, M. , Pavlova, E. , Fischer, H. , Reichardt, H. , Bergmann, M. , El-Armouche, A. , Zimmermann, W. and Zelarayan, L.
Erythropoietin Responsive Cardiomyogenic Cells Contribute to Heart Repair Post Myocardial Infarction. ,
Stem Cells
 32 , 2480 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Pratumvinit, B. , Reesukumal, K. , Janebodin, K. , Ieronimakis, N. and Reyes, M.
Isolation, Characterization, and Transplantation of Cardiac Endothelial Cells. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2013 , 359412 , 2013
Cells
Cardiac endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
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, male, 6 week
Makino, A. , Suarez, J. , Wang, H. , Belke, D. , Scott, B. and Dillmann, W.
Thyroid Hormone Receptor-beta is Associated With Coronary Angiogenesis During Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy. ,
Endocrinology
 150 , 2008 , 2009
Cells
Coronary endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
M199
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
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse, P4
Hotta, R. , Stamp, L. , Foong, J. , McConnell, S. , Bergner, A. , Anderson, R. , Enomoto, H. , Newgreen, D. , Obermayr, F. , Furness, J. and Young, H.
Transplanted Progenitors Generate Functional Enteric Neurons in the Postnatal Colon. ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 1182 , 2013
Cells
Enteric neural crest progenitors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Intestine
Mouse
Mouse
Xue, X. and Shah, Y.
In Vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50210 , 2013
Cells
Colon tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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
Barthel, E. , Speer, A. , Levin, D. , Sala, F. , Hou, X. , Torashima, Y. , Wigfall, C. and Grikscheit, T.
Tissue Engineering of the Intestine in a Murine Model. ,
J Vis Exp
 70 , e4279 , 2012
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 800 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.013%
Medium
DMEM
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
Kidney
Mouse

Mouse

Comeau, K. , Caillon, A. , Paradis, P. and Schiffrin, E.
Determination of Interleukin-17A and Interferon-γ Production in γδ, CD4, and CD8 T Cells Isolated from Murine Lymphoid Organs, Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Kidney, and Lung. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4679 , 2023
Cells
T cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Plotkin, M. and Goligorsky, M.
Mesenchymal Cells from Adult Kidney Support Angiogenesis and Differentiate into Multiple Interstitial Cell Types including Erythropoietin-Producing Fibroblasts. ,
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
 291 , F902-12 , 2006
Cells
Kidney mesenchymal
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 33.3 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Liver
Mouse
Mouse, 10-12 week
Beldi, G. , Wu, Y. , Sun, X. , Imai, M. , Enjyoji, K. , Csizmadia, E. , Candinas, D. , Erb, L. and Robson, S.
Regulated Catalysis of Extracellular Nucleotides by Vascular CD39/ENTPD1 is Required for Liver Regeneration. ,
Gastroenterol
 135 , 1751 , 2008
Cells
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Liver
Mouse
Mouse, male
Oliva, J. , Bardag-Gorce, F. , French, B. , Li, J. , McPhaul, L. , Amidi, F. , Dedes, J. , Habibi, A. , Nguyen, S. and French, S.
Fat10 is an Epigenetic Marker for Liver Preneoplasia in a Drug-Primed Mouse Model of Tumorigenesis. ,
Exp Mol Pathol
 84 , 102 , 2008
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 100 u/ml
Elastase : 0.1 u/ml
Medium
Williams E

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.