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Heart
Mouse
Mouse, male, 12-18 week
Jian, Z, Chen, Y, Shimkunas, R, Jian, Y, Jaradeh, M, Chavez, K, Chiamvimonvat, N, Tardiff, J, Izu, L, Ross, R. and Chen-Izu, Y
In Vivo Cannulation Methods for Cardiomyocytes Isolation from Heart Disease Models. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0160605 , 2016
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Protease XIV : 0.004%
Medium
Perfusion solution (see reference)
Heart
Mouse

Mouse, 8-12 week

Ackers-Johnson, M. , Li, P. , Holmes, A. , O'Brien, S. , Pavlovic, D. and Foo, R.
A Simplified, Langendorff-Free Method for Concomitant Isolation of Viable Cardiac Myocytes and Nonmyocytes From the Adult Mouse Heart. ,
Circ Res
 119 , 909-20 , 2016
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Medium
Perfusion buffer (see reference)
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, adult, 6-12 week
Shioya, T.
A Simple Technique for Isolating Healthy Heart Cells from Mouse Models. ,
J Physiol Sci
 57 , 327-35 , 2007
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.006%
Protease XIV : 0.006%
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
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 2-4 mo
Zhou YY, Wang SQ, Zhu WZ, Chruscinski A, Kobilka BK, Ziman B, Wang S, Lakatta EG, Cheng H, Xiao RP.
Culture and adenoviral infection of adult mouse cardiac myocytes: methods for cellular genetic physiology ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H429-36 , 2000
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.002%
Medium
MEM
Heart
Ovine
Ovine
Voigt, N. , Pearman, C. , Dobrev, D. and Dibb, K.
Methods for Isolating Atrial Cells from Large Mammals and Humans. ,
J Mol Cell Cardiol
 86 , 187-98 , 2015
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.006%
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 3-3.5 kg
Fowler, E. , Wang, N. , Hezzell, M. , Chanoit, G. , Hancox, J. and Cannell, M.
Arrhythmogenic Late Ca2+ Sparks in Failing Heart Cells and Their Control by Action Potential Configuration ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 117 , 2687-2692 , 2020
Cells
Cardiac Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.08%
Protease XIV : 0.005%
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult
Xu, X. and Colecraft, H.
Primary Culture of Adult Rat Heart Myocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 28 , 1308 , 2009
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.02%
Medium
Media 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Human

Human

Xue, Y. , Seiler, M. , Tang, W. , Wang, J. , Delgado, J. , McLelland, B. , Nistor, G. , Keirstead, H. and Browne, A.
Retinal Organoids On-a-Chip: a Micro-Millifluidic Bioreactor for Long-term Organoid Maintenance. ,
Lab Chip
 21 , 3361-3377 , 2021
Cells
Stem cell-derived retinal organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Miscellaneous
Human

Human

Velasco, S. , Kedaigle, A. , Simmons, S. , Nash, A. , Rocha, M. , Quadrato, G. , Paulsen, B. , Nguyen, L. , Adiconis, X. , Regev, A. , Levin, J. and Arlotta, P.
Individual Brain Organoids Reproducibly Form Cell Diversity of the Human Cerebral Cortex. ,
Nature
 570 , 523-527 , 2019
Cells
Brain organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
PBS
Muscle
Fish
Dogfish, Squalus acanthias , 2-6 Kg
(also guinea-pig, rabbit, frog)
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Rana pipiens (50-100 g)
(also guinea-pig, rabbit, dogfish, Squalus acanthias )
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, 200-400 g
(also rabbit, frog, dogfish)
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, 0.5-1 Kg
(also guinea-pig, frog, dogfish)
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, embryonic
Spiro, Z. , Koh, A. , Tay, S. , See, K. and Winkler, C.
Transcriptional Enhancement of Smn Levels in Motoneurons is Crucial for Proper Axon Morphology in Zebrafish. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 27470 , 2016
Cells
Motorneurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Neural
Fish
Zebrafish, Danio rerio, embryo
Cerda, G. , Hargrave, M. and Lewis, K.
RNA Profiling of FAC-sorted Neurons from the Developing Zebrafish Spinal Cord. ,
Dev Dyn
 238 , 150-61 , 2009
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Mothe, A. and Tator, C.
Isolation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Periventricular Region of the Adult Rat and Human Spinal Cord. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52732 , 2015
Cells
Spinal cord neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Kramer, N. , Haney, M. , Morgens, D. , Jovicic, A. , Couthouis, J. , Li, A. , Ousey, J. , Ma, R. , Bieri, G. , Tsui, C. , Shi, Y. , Hertz, N. , Tessier-Lavigne, M. , Ichida, J. , Bassik, M. and Gitler, A.
CRISPR-Cas9 Screens in Human Cells and Primary Neurons Identify Modifiers of C9ORF72 Dipeptide-Repeat-Protein Toxicity. ,
Nat Genet
 , 2018
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Ren, H. , Lu, T. , McGraw, T. and Accili, D.
Anorexia and Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Mice with Hypothalamic Ablation of Glut4 Neurons. ,
Diabetes
 64 , 405-17 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Williams, E. , Zhong, X. , Mohamed, A. , Li, R. , Liu, Y. , Dong, Q. , Ananiev, G. , Mok, J. , Lin, B. , Lu, J. , Chiao, C. , Cherney, R. , Li, H. , Zhang, S. and Chang, Q
Mutant Astrocytes Differentiated from Rett Syndrome Patients-Specific iPSCs Have Adverse Effects on Wild-Type Neurons. ,
Hum Mol Genet
 23 , 2968-80 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Gill JC, Moenter SM, Tsai PS.
Developmental regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by fibroblast growth factor signaling ,
Endocrinology
 145 , 3830 , 2004
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, E17
Hayakawa, K. , Esposito, E. , Wang, X. , Terasaki, Y. , Liu, Y. , Xing, C. , Ji. X. and Lo, E.
Transfer of Mitochondria from Astrocytes to Neurons after Stroke. ,
Nature
 535 , 551-5 , 2016
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, 6-8 week
Mothe, A. and Tator, C.
Isolation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Periventricular Region of the Adult Rat and Human Spinal Cord. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52732 , 2015
Cells
Spinal cord neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic and neonatal
Rheaume, C. , Cai, B. , Wang, J. , Fernandez-Salas, E. , Aoki, K. , Francis, J. and Broide, R.
A Highly Specific Monoclonal Antibody for Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A-Cleaved SNAP25. ,
Toxins
 7 , 2354-70 , 2015
Cells
Cortical neurons, DRG
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Loktev, A. and Jackson, P.
Neuropeptide Y Family Receptors Traffic via the Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Pathway to Signal in Neuronal Primary Cilia. ,
Cell Rep
 5 , 1316-29 , 2013
Cells
Hypothalamic neuronal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 7 day
Tanaka, S. , Shaikh, I. , Chiocca, E. and Saeki, Y.
The Gs-Linked Receptor GPR3 Inhibits the Proliferation of Cerebellar Granule Cells During Postnatal Development. ,
PLoS ONE
 4 , e5922 , 2009
Cells
Cerebellar granule neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 4 day
Obradovic Darja, Gronemeyer Hinrich, Lutz Beat, Rein Theo.
Cross-talk of vitamin D and glucocorticoids in hippocampal cells ,
J Neurochem
 96 , 500-9 , 2006
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Lacroix-Fralish, M. , Tawfik, V. , Nutile-McMenemy, N. , Harris, B. and Deleo, J.
Differential Regulation of Neuregulin 1 Expression by Progesterone in Astrocytes and Neurons. ,
Neuron Glia Biol
 2 , 227 , 2006
Cells
astrocytes
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, 2 month
Mothe, A. , Kulbatski, I. , Van Bendegem, R. , Lee, L. , Kobayashi, E. , Keating, A. and Tator, C.
Analysis of Green Fluorescent Protein Expression in Transgenic Rats for Tracking Transplanted Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells ,
J Histochem Cytochem
 53(10) , 1215 , 2005
Cells
Spinal cord progenitor cells
Hybrid toxins
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, E19
Gavva NR, Tamir R, Qu Y, Klionsky L, Zhang TJ, Immke D, Wang J, Zhu D, Vanderah TW, Porreca F, Doherty EM, Norman MH, Wild KD, Bannon AW, Louis JC, Treanor JJ.
AMG 9810 [(E)-3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-N-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4] dioxin-6-yl)acrylamide], a novel vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) antagonist with antihyperalgesic properties ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 313 , 474 , 2005
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
MEM/Ham's F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, fetal
Lovshin JA, Huang Q, Seaberg R, Brubaker PL, Drucker DJ.
Extrahypothalamic expression of the glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor is coupled to reduction of glutamate-induced cell death in cultured hippocampal cells ,
Endocrinology
 145 , 3495 , 2004
Cells
Brainstem and cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 270-330 g
Lin CR, Wu PC, Shih HC, Cheng JT, Lu CY, Chou AK, Yang LC.
Intrathecal spinal progenitor cell transplantation for the treatment of neuropathic pain ,
Cell Transplant
 11 , 17 , 2002
Cells
Spinal progenitor cells
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
Neurobasal medium
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic 18-19 day
Mabuchi T, Kitagawa K, Kuwabara K, Takasawa K, Ohtsuki T, Xia Z, Storm D, Yanagihara T, Hori M, Matsumoto M.
Phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein in hippocampal neurons as a protective response after exposure to glutamate in vitro and ischemia in vivo ,
J Neurosci
 21 , 9204-13 , 2001
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Organoids
Human

Human

Tresenrider, A. , Sridhar, A. , Eldred, K. , Cuschieri, S. , Hoffer, D. , Trapnell, C. and Reh, T.
Single-cell Sequencing of Individual Retinal Organoids Reveals Determinants of Cell Fate Heterogeneity. , bioRxiv , 2023
Cells
Retinal Organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
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.