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Adrenal
Human
Human, adult
Tischler, A. , DeLellis, R. , Bailes, B. , Nunnemacher, G.,Carabba, V. and Wolfe, H.
Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Neurite Outgrowth from Normal Human Chromaffin Cells ,
Lab Invest
 43 , 399 , 1980
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Bone
Human
Human
Taylor, S. , Shah, M. and Orriss, I.
Generation of Rodent and Human Osteoblasts. ,
Bonekey Rep
 3 , 585 , 2014
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%-1.0%
Medium
DMEM
Bone
Human
Human, 22-73 year
Kneser U, Voogd A, Ohnolz J, Buettner O, Stangenberg L, Zhang YH, Stark GB, Schaefer DJ.
Fibrin gel-immobilized primary osteoblasts in calcium phosphate bone cement: in vivo evaluation with regard to application as injectable biological bone substitute ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 179 , 158-69 , 2005
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
Basal Medium
Bone
Human
Human
Meikle, M. , Boyd, S. , Hembry, R. , Compston, J. , Croucher, P. and Reynolds, J.
Human Osteoblasts in Culture Synthesize Collagenase and Other Matrix Metalloproteinases in Response to Osteotropic Hormones and Cytokines ,
J Cell Sci
 103 , 1093 , 1992
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Human
Human
Mizee, M. , Miedema, S. , van der Poel, M. , Adelia , S. , van Strien, M. , Melief, J. , Smolders, J. , Hendrickx, D. , Heutinck, K. , Hamann, J. and Huitinga, I.
Isolation of Primary Microglia from the Human Post-Mortem Brain: Effects of Ante- and Post-Mortem Variables. ,
Acta Neuropathol
 5 , 16 , 2017
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Human
Human
Klegeris Andis, McGeer PatrickL.
Chymotrypsin-like proteases contribute to human monocytic THP-1 cell as well as human microglial neurotoxicity ,
Glia
 51 , 56-64 , 2005
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Human
Human
Muraglia, A. , Nguyen, V. , Nardini, M. , Mogni, M. , Coviello, D. , Dozin, B. , Strada, P. , Baldelli, I. , Formica, M. , Cancedda, R. and Mastrogiacomo, M.
Culture Medium Supplements Derived from Human Platelet and Plasma: Cell Commitment and Proliferation Support. ,
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
 5 , 66 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Collagenase Type 2 : 1000 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 400 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Human
Human w/ rheumatoid arthritis
Dayer, J. , Krane, S. , Russell, R. and Robinson, D.
Production of Collagenase and Prostaglandins by Isolated Adherent Rheumatoid Synovial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 73 (3) , 945 , 1976
Cells
Synovial tissue
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
(see reference)
Cartilage
Human
Human, 13-62 years
Srivastava, V.M.L. , Malemud, C.J. , Hough, A.J. , Bland, J.H. and Sokoloff, L.
Preliminary Experience with Cell Culture of Human Articular Chondrocytes ,
Arthritis Rheum
 17 , 165 , 1974
Cells
Articular chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
BSS
Colon
Human
Human
Ali, M. , Anand, S. , Tangella, K. , Ramkumar, D. and Saif, T.
Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52532 , 2015
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Human
Human
Goolcharran, C. , Cleland, J. , Keck, R. , Jones, A. and Borchardt, R.
Comparsion of the Rates of Deamidation, Diketopiperazine Formation and Oxidation in Recombinant Human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Model Peptides ,
AAPS PharmSci
 2 (1) , 5 , 2000
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 2%
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Wojta J, Gallicchio M, Zoellner H, Filonzi E, Hamilton J, McGrath K.
Interleukin-4 stimulates expression of urokinase-type-plasminogen activator in cultured human foreskin microvascular endothelial cells ,
Blood
 81 , 3285-92 , 1993
Cells
Foreskin microvascular endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
HBSS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Farber HW, Antonov AS, Romanov YA, Smirnov VN, Scarfo LM, Beer DJ.
Cytokine secretion by human aortic endothelial cells is related to degree of atherosclerosis ,
Am J Physiol
 262 , H1088-95 , 1992
Cells
Vascular endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
M-199
Endothelial
Human
Human
Lee, K, Lawley, T, Xu, Y. and Swerlick, R.
VCAM-1-, ELAM-1-, and ICAM-1-Independent Adhesion of Melanoma Cells to Cultured Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells ,
J Invest Dermatol
 98 , 79 , 1992
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3.%
Medium
HBSS
(see reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human
Kubota, Y. , Kleinman, H. , Martin, G. and Lawley, T.
Role of Laminin and Basement Membrane in Morphological Differentiation of Human Endothelial Cells into Capillary-like Structures ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1589 , 1988
Cells
Endothelial/HUVEC
Foreskin & umbilical cord
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
HBSS/PBS, Medium 199
(see reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human
Marks, R.M. , Czerniecki, M. and Penny, R.
Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells: An Improved Method for Tissue Culture and Description of Some Singular Properties in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 21 , 627 , 1985
Cells
Endothelial
Dermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Jaffe, E.A. , Minick, C.R. , Adelman, B. , Becker, C.G. and Nachman, R.
Synthesis of Basement Membrane Collagen By Cultured Human Endothelial Cells ,
J Exp Med
 144 , 209 , 1976
Cells
Umbilical vein
Enzymes
Trypsin : 100 µg/ml
Medium
Tris-HCl,0.2 M
Epithelial
Human
Human
Halbert CL, Alexander IE, Wolgamot GM, Miller AD.
Adeno-associated virus vectors transduce primary cells much less efficiently than immortalized cells ,
J Virol
 69 , 1473-9 , 1995
Cells
Nasal polyp epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Sabatini, L. , Allen-Hoffmann, B, Warner, T. and Azen, E.
Serial Cultivation of Epithelial Cells from Human and Macaque Salivary Glands ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 939 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Human
Human
Robinson, C. and Wu, R.
Culture of Conducting Airway Epithelial Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 95 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
MEM, PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
(also bovine)
Munson, L. , Chandler, S. and Schlafer, D.
Cultivation of Bovine Fetal and Adult Endometrial Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 11 (3) , 129 , 1988
Cells
Endometrial epithelial
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Human
Human, women, 27-49 years
Auersperg, N. , Siemens, C.H. and Myrdal, S.E.
Human Ovarian Surface Epithelium In Primary Culture ,
In Vitro
 20 , 743 , 1984
Cells
Epithelial
Ovary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Epithelial
Human
Human, infant and neonate
Lechner, J. , Babcock, M. , Marnell, M. , Narayan, K. and Kaighn, M.
Normal Human Prostate Epithelial Cell Cultures ,
Methods Cell Biol
 21 , 195 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Prostate
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Human
Human, 5-65 years
Von Recum, H. , Okano, T. , Kim, S. and Bernstein, P.
Maintenance of Retinoid Metabolism in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Culture ,
Exp Eye Res
 69 , 97 , 1999
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Human
Human
Sharma, S. , Mishra, R. , Simpson, D. , Wehman, B. , Colletti, E. , Deshmukh, S. , Datla, S. , Balachandran, K. , Guo, Y. , Chen, L. , Siddiqui, O. , Kaushal, S. and Kaushal, S.
Cardiosphere-Derived Cells From Pediatric End-Stage Heart Failure Patients Have Enhanced Functional Activity Due to the Heat Shock Response Regulating the Secretome. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1213-29 , 2015
Cells
Cardiospheres
Enzymes
Medium
Iscove modified DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Shirai, T. , Rao, V. , Weisel, R. , Ikonomidis, J. , Li, R. , Tumiati, L. , Merante, F. and Mickle, D.
Preconditioning Human Cardiomyocytes and Endothelial Cells. ,
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
 115 , 210-9 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes and endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Heart
Human
Human, adult
Bugaisky, L.B.
Biology of Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes , Isolation and Culture of Human Adult Cardiac Myocytes , (Clark,Decker,Borg,eds) , Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc. , 1988
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Kidney
Human
Human
McAteer, J, Kempson, S. and Evan, A
Culture of Human Renal Cortex Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 143 , 1991
Cells
Renal cortex
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tissue Culture Grade Water
Kidney
Human
Human
Heieren, M. , van der Woude, F. and Balfour Jr., H.
Cytomegalovirus Replicates Efficiently in Human Kidney Mesangial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 1642 , 1988
Cells
Mesangial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Kidney
Human
Human, 24 newborn and stillborn
(also rabbit)
De Oca, H. and Malinin, T.
Dispersion and Cultivation of Renal Cells After Short-Term Storage of Kidneys ,
J Clin Microbiol
 2 , 243 , 1975
Cells
Renal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
See reference
Kidney
Monkey
Monkey
Melnick, J. and Wallis, C.
Problems Related to the Use of Serum and Trypsin in the Growth of Monkey Kidney Cells ,
Dev Biol
 37 , 77 , 1976
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01% - 0.00001%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Liver
Human
Human
Kaighn, M.
Human Liver Cells , Tissue Culture Methods / Applications , (Kruse, P., Patterson, M. eds) , 54 , 1973
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Liver
Monkey
Monkey (Macaca fascicularis), adult, 5-6 Kg
Ulrich, R. , Aspar, D. , Cramer, C. , Kletzien, R. and Ginsberg, L.
Isolation and Culture of Hepatocytes from the Cynogmolgus Monkey (Macaca fascicularis) ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 815 , 1990
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 160 u/ml
Medium
HEPES buffer
Lung
Human
Human
Barkauskas, C. , Cronce, M. , Rackley, C. , Bowie, E. , Keene, D. , Stripp, B. , Randell, S. , Noble, P. and Hogan, B.
Type 2 Alveolar Cells are Stem Cells in Adult Lung ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 3025 , 2013
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Elastase : 10 u/ml
Medium
Bronchial Epithelial Growth Medium
Lung
Human
Human
Zhu, Y. , Skold, C. , Liu, X. , Wang, H. , Kohyama. , Wen, F. , Ertl, R. and Rennard, S.
Fibroblasts and Monocyte Macrophages Contract and Degrade Three-Dimensional Collagen Gels in Extended Co-Culture ,
Respir Res
 2 (5) , 295 , 2001
Cells
Lung
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
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.