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Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, 2 month
Lewis, F. , Henning, B. , Marazzi, G. , Sassoon, D. , Ellison, G. and Nadal-Ginard, B.
Porcine Skeletal Muscle-Derived Multipotent PW1pos/Pax7neg Interstitial Cells: Isolation, Characterization, and Long-Term Culture. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 3 , 702-12 , 2014
Cells
Skeletal muscle
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
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
Porcine
Porcine, Yorkshire, 30kg
Sirous ZN, Fleming JB, Khalil RA.
Endothelin-1 enhances eicosanoids-induced coronary smooth muscle contraction by activating specific protein kinase C isoforms ,
Hypertension
 37 , 497-504 , 2001
Cells
Coronary smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, juvenile, 30kg
Huckle WR, Drag MD, Acker WR, Powers M, McFall RC, Holder DJ, Fujita T, Stabilito II, Kim D, Ondeyka DL, Mantlo NB, Chang RS, Reilly CF, Schwartz RS, Greenlee WJ, Johnson RG.
Effects of subtype-selective and balanced angiotensin II receptor antagonists in a porcine coronary artery model of vascular restenosis ,
Circulation
 93 , 1009-19 , 1996
Cells
Coronary smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand White
Croons Valerie, Martinet Wim, Herman Arnold G, Timmermans Jean-Pierre, De Meyer Guido R Y.
Selective clearance of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques by the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 320 , 986-93 , 2007
Cells
Aortic smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham's
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, adult, 1-2 kg
Benham, C. , Bolton, T. , Byrne, N. and Large, W.
Action of Extremely Applied Adenosine Triphosphate O Single Smooth Muscle Cells Dispersed From Rabbit Ear Artery ,
J Physiol
 387 , 473 , 1987
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.17 - 0.25%
Medium
Saline
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbits, New Zealand white albino, 5-6 months
(also human, Rhesus monkey, rabbit)
Chamley, J. , Campbell, G. , McConnell, J. and Groschel-Stewart, U.
Comparison of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Adult Human, Monkey and Rabbit in Primary Culture and in Subculture ,
Cell Tissue Res
 177 , 503 , 1977
Cells
Smooth muscle, saphenous vein
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
BSS
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, New England, albino
Day, A. , Phil, D. and Newman, H.
Synthesis of Phospholipid by Foam Cells Isolated from Rabbit Atherosclerotic Lesions ,
Circ Res
 XIX , 122 , 1966
Cells
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.008%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Muscle
Rat
Rat, day 7
Vilmont, V. , Cadot, B. , Ouanoumou, G. and Gomes, E.
A System for Studying Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Junction Development and Maintence ,
Development
 143 , 2464 , 2016
Cells
Skeletal muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD
Zeng, Y. , Liu, H. , Kang, K. , Wang, Z. , Hui, G. , Zhang, X. , Zhong, J. , Peng, W. , Ramchandran, R. , Raj, J. and Gou, D.
Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 Mediates Expression of miR-322: Potential Role in Proliferation and Migration of Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells. ,
Sci Rep
 5 , 12098 , 2015
Cells
Pulmonary arterial smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
Buffer
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
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Pacak, C. and Cowan, D.
Fabrication of Myogenic Engineered Tissue Constructs. ,
J Vis Exp
 27 , e1137 , 2009
Cells
Myogenic
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-10
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Larkin, L. , Calve, S. , Kostrominova, T. and Arruda, E.
Structure and Functional Evaluation of Tendon-Skeletal Muscle Constructs Engineered In Vitro. ,
Tiss Eng
 12 , 3149-58 , 2006
Cells
myogenic
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 8 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Lewis, neonatal
Kim, J. , Hadlock, T. , Cheney, M. , Varvares, M. and Marler, J.
Muscle Tissue Engineering for Partial Glossectomy Defects. ,
Arch Facial Plast Surg
 5 , 403 , 2003
Cells
Myoblasts
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-10
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, adult and neonatal w/in 1 day of birth
Dennis, R. , Kosnik II, P. , Gilbert, M. and Faulkner, J.
Excitability and Contractility of Skeletal Muscle Engineered from Primary Cultures and Cell Lines ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 280 , C288 , 2001
Cells
Myooids
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 4 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F-12
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 3 month
Stevenson S. , Rollence M. , Marshall-Neff J. and Liau G.
A Genetically Modified Adenoviral Vector Exhibits Enhanced Gene Transfer of Human Smooth Muscle Cells ,
J Vasc Res
 38(5) , 471 , 2001
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Medium
M-199
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250-350 g
Hrometz, S. , Edelmann, S. , McCune, D. , Olges, J. , Hadley, R. , Perez ,D. and Piascik, M.
Expression of Multiple Alpha1-Adrenoceptors on Vascular Smooth Muscle: Correlation with the Regulation of Contraction ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 290(1) , 452 , 1999
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 1-3 day
Barone, L. , Wolfe, L. , Faris, B. and Franzblau, C.
Elastin mRNA Levels and Insoluble Elastin Accumulation in Neonatal Rat ,
Biochemistry
 27 , 3175 , 1988
Cells
Smooth muscle, aortic
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SHR, WKY. either sex, 12-19 day, 3 month, and retired breeders
Gordon, D. , Mohai, L. and Schwartz, S.
Induction of Polyploidy in Cultures of Neonatal Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Circ Res
 59 , 633 , 1986
Cells
Endothelial, aortic
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
Waymouth's culture medium
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 225-250g
Gunther S, Alexander RW, Atkinson WJ. and Gimbrone MA Jr.
Functional angiotensin II receptors in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells ,
J Cell Biol
 92 , 289 , 1982
Cells
Mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Avian
Quail and Chicken, embryonic
Rollo, B. , Zhang, D. , Simkin, J. , Menheniott, T. and Newgreen, D.
Why are Enteric Ganglia so Small? Role of Differential Adhesion of Enteric Neurons and Enteric Neural Crest Cells. ,
F1000Res
 4 , 113 , 2015
Cells
Midgut DRG
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F12
Neural
Chicken
Chick, White Leghorn, embryos, 7 day
Wiseman, L. and Hammond, W.
The Reacquisition of Cell Adhesiveness Following Tissue Disaggregation by Eleven Different Agents ,
J Exp Zool
 197 , 429 , 1976
Cells
Neural retina
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Elastase : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1.0%
Papain : 1.0%
Protease : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human

Human

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human

Human

Park, S. , Eber, M. , Fonseca, M. , Patel, C. , Cunnane, K. , Ding, H. , Hsu, F. and Peters, C.
Usefulness of the Measurement of Neurite Outgrowth of Primary Sensory Neurons to Study Cancer-Related Painful Complications. ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 188 , 114520 , 2021
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Neural
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human
Human, 9 month
Dietrich J, Lacagnina M, Gass D, Richfield E, Mayer-Proschel M, Noble M, Torres C, Proschel C.
EIF2B5 mutations compromise GFAP+ astrocyte generation in vanishing white matter leukodystrophy ,
Nat Med
 11 , 277 , 2005
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.07 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 mg/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Human
Human, 26 week
Fuja TJ, Schwartz PH, Darcy D, Bryant PJ.
Asymmetric localization of LGN but not AGS3, two homologs of Drosophila pins, in dividing human neural progenitor cells ,
J Neurosci Res
 75 , 782 , 2004
Cells
Neural progenitor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Human
Human
Dib-Hajj SD, Tyrrell L, Cummins TR, Black JA, Wood PM, Waxman SG.
Two tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels in human dorsal root ganglion neurons ,
F.E.B.S. Lett.
 462 , 117 , 1999
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Insect
Drosophila
Sanchez-Soriano, N. , Bottenberg, W. , Fiala, A. , Haessler, U. , Kerassoviti, A. , Knust, E. , Lohr, R. and Prokop, A.
Are Dendrites in Drosophila Homologous to Vertebrate Dendrites? ,
Dev Biol
 288 , 126 , 2005
Cells
Dendrites
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Insect
Gryllus Bimaculatus
Kloppenburg, P. and Horner, M.
Voltage-Activated Currents in Identified Giant Interneurons Isolated from Adult Crickets Gryllus Bimaculatus ,
J Exp Biol
 201 (Pt 17) , 2529 , 1998
Cells
Giant interneurons
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Leibovitz's L15
Neural
Monkey

Rhesus macaque, female

Park, S. , Eber, M. , Fonseca, M. , Patel, C. , Cunnane, K. , Ding, H. , Hsu, F. and Peters, C.
Usefulness of the Measurement of Neurite Outgrowth of Primary Sensory Neurons to Study Cancer-Related Painful Complications. ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 188 , 114520 , 2021
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Neural
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, 4-6 week

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Weng, Y. , An, R. , Cassin, J. , Joseph, J. , Mi, R. , Wang, C. , Zhong, C. , Jin, S. , Pfeifer, G. , Bellacosa, A. , Dong, X. , Hoke, A. , He, Z. , Song, H. and Ming, G.
An Intrinsic Epigenetic Barrier for Functional Axon Regeneration ,
Neuron
 94 , 337 , 2018
Cells
Lumbar DRG
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 month
Sun, H. , Tsai, W. , Li, B. , Tao, W. , Chen, P. and Rubart, M.
Voltage-Induced Calcium Release in Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons in Adult Mice. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0148962 , 2016
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Bracko, O. , Singer, T. , Aigner, S. , Knobloch, M. , Winner, B. , Ray, J. , Clemenson, G. , Suh, H. , Couillard-Despres, S. , Aigner, L. , Gage, F. and Jessberger, S.
Gene Expression Profiling of Neural Stem Cells and their Neuronal Progeny Reveals IGF2 as a Regulator of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 3376-87 , 2012
Cells
Neural stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Babu, H. , Claasen, J. , Kannan, S. , Runker, A. , Palmer, T. and Kempermann, G.
A Protocol for Isolation and Enriched Monolayer Cultivation of Neural Precursor Cells from Mouse Dentate Gyrus. ,
Front Neurosci
 5 , 89 , 2011
Cells
Dentate gyrus neural precursor
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1.0 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal A

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.