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Cartilage
Bovine
Steers, 1-2 years
Mackintosh, D. and Mason, R.
Pharmacological Actions of 17 Beta-oestradiol on Articular Cartilage Chondrocytes and Chondrosarcoma Chondrocytes in the Absence of Oestrogen Receptors ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 964 , 295 , 1988
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.20%
Medium
HBSS
Cartilage
Canine
Canine
Lee, J. , Kim, H. , Kim, J. , Bae, S. , Joo, D. , Huh, K. , Fang, Y. , Jeong, J. , Kim, M. and Kim, Y.
Microencapsulation of Pancreatic Islets with Canine Ear Cartilage for Immunoisolation. ,
Transplant Proc
 44 , 1091-4 , 2012
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, HH stage
Wong, M. and Tuan, R.
Nuserum, A Synthetic Serum Replacement, Supports Chondrogenesis of Embryonic Chick Limb Bud Mesenchymal Cells in Micromass Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 917 , 1993
Cells
Mesenchymal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
(see reference)
Cartilage
Chicken
Chicken, broiler strain, 8-10 weeks
Genge, B. , Wu, L. and Wuthier, R.
Differential Fractionation of Matrix Vesicle Proteins: Further Characterization of the Acidic Phospholipid-dependent Ca2+-Binding Proteins ,
J Biol Chem
 265 , 4703 , 1990
Cells
Matrix vesicles
Epiphyseal growth plate
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tris-buffered saline
Cartilage
Chicken
Chicken, broiler strain, 8-10 week
Genge, B.R. , Wu, L.N.Y. and Wuthier, R.E.
Identification of Phospholipid-dependent Calcium-binding Proteins as Constituents of Matrix Vesicles ,
J Biol Chem
 264 , 10917 , 1989
Cells
Matrix vesicles
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
(see reference)
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, White Leghorn, 19 day old
Gionti, E. , Capasso, O. and Cancedda, R.
The Culture of Chick Embryo Chondrocytes and the Control of Their Differentiated Functions in Vitro ,
J Biol Chem
 258 (11) , 7190 , 1983
Cells
Fibroblasts
Epithelial-like
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
E 199 medium
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, 19 day old
Capasso, O. , Gionti, E. , Pontarelli, G. , Ambesi-Impiobato, F. , Nitsch, L. , Tajana, G. and Cancedda, R.
The Culture of Chick Embryo Chondrocytes and the Control of Their Differentiated Functions In Vitro ,
Exp Cell Res
 142 , 197 , 1982
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.75%
Medium
Coon's modified F-12
Cartilage
Chicken
Chick embryos, White Leghorn
Ahrens, P. , Solursh, M. and Reiter, R.
Stage-Related Capacity for Limb Chondrogenesis in Cell Culture ,
Dev Biol
 60 , 69 , 1977
Cells
Wing buds
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Saline G
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
Cartilage
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 day
Otsuru, S. , Hofmann, T. , Raman, P. , Olson, T. , Guess, A. , Dominici, M. and Horwitz, E.
Genomic and Functional Comparison of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Prepared Using Two Isolation Methods. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 262-70 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 1 : 86.5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand, 1.8-2.3kg
Mehraban F, Tindal MH, Proffitt MM, Moskowitz RW.
Temporal pattern of cysteine endopeptidase (cathepsin B) expression in cartilage and synovium from rabbit knees with experimental osteoarthritis: gene expression in chondrocytes in response to interleukin-1 and matrix depletion ,
Ann Rheum Dis
 56 , 108 , 1997
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Gey's solution
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, white, male, 8 weeks
Benya, P.D. , Padilla, S.R. and Nimni, M.E.
The Progeny of Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes Synthesize Collagen Types I and III and Type I Trimer, but Not Type II ,
Biochemistry
 16 , 865 , 1977
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white or Dutch, 1 week
(also human, newborn)
Schindler, F.H. , Ose, M.A. and Solursh, M.
The Synthesis of Cartilage Collagen by Rabbit and Human Chondrocytes in Primary Cell Culture ,
In Vitro
 12 , 44 , 1976
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Saline G, CMF
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, immature, 2.25 - 3.3 Kg
Green, J.R. and William, T.
Articular Cartilage Repair. Behavior of Rabbit Chondrocytes During Tissue Culture and Subsequent Allografting ,
Clin Orthop Relat Res
 , 237 , 1976
Cells
Articular chondrocytes
Hyaline
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Gey's BSS
Cartilage
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, male, 250-350 g
Bentley, G. and Greer , R.
Homotransplantation of Isolated Epiphyseal and Articular Cartilage Chondrocytes into Joint Surfaces of Rabbits ,
Nature
 230 , 385 , 1971
Cells
Epiphyseal
Articular cartilage
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Eagle's basal medium
Cartilage
Rat
Rat
Mei, L. , Shen, B. , Ling, P. , Liu, S. , Xue, J. , Liu, F. , Shao, H. , Chen, J. , Ma, A. and Liu, X.
Culture-expanded Allogenic Adipose Tissue-derived Stem Cells Attenuate Cartilage Degeneration in an Experimental Rat Osteoarthritis Model. ,
PLoS ONE
 12 , e0176107 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Rat
Rat, SD, young, 100-120 g
Shimomura, Y. , Yoneda, T. and Suzuki, F.
Osteogenesis by Chondrocytes from Growth Cartilage of Rat Rib ,
Calcif Tissue Res
 19 , 179 , 1975
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
Ham's F-12 medium
Tumor
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
Tumor
Human
Human
Hasselbach, L. , Irtenkauf, S. , Lemke, N. , Nelson, K. , Berezovsky, A. , Carlton, E. , Transou, A. , Mikkelsen, T. and deCarvalho, A.
Optimization of High Grade Glioma Cell Culture from Surgical Specimens for Use in Clinically Relevant Animal Models and 3D Immunochemistry. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e51088 , 2014
Cells
Glioblastoma tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Collagenase Type 4 : 500 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Tumor
Human
Human
Dobbin, Z. and Landen, C.
Isolation and Characterization of Potential Cancer Stem Cells from Solid Human Tumors--Potential Applications. ,
Curr Protoc Pharmacol
 63 , Unit 14.28. , 2013
Cells
Cancer stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Hyaluronidase : 0.005%
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Human
Human
Quintana, E. , Shackleton, M. , Foster, H. , Fullen, D. , Sabel, M. , Johnson, T. and Morrison, S.
Phenotypic Heterogeneity Among Tumorigenic Melanoma Cells from Patients that is Reversible and Not Hierarchically Organized. ,
Cancer Cell
 18 , 510 , 2010
Cells
Tumorigenic melanoma
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 50-100 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Tumor
Human
Human
MacLeod, R.
Rapid Monolayer Primary Cell Culture from Tissue Biopsy , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 3E:2.1 , 1995
Cells
Epithelial, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Tumor
Human
Human
Sacks, P. , Parnes, S. , Gallick, G. , Mansouri, Z. , Lichtner, R. , Satya-Prakash, K. , Pathak, S. and Parsons, D.
Establishment and Characterization of Two New Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines Derived from Tumors of the Head and Neck ,
Cancer Res
 48 , 2858 , 1988
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Human
Human
Brattain, M. , Marks, M. , McCombs, J. , Finely, W. and Brattain, D.
Characterization of Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Lines Isolated From a Single Primary Tumour ,
Br J Cancer
 47 , 373 , 1983
Cells
Tumor, colon
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
McCoy's
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Blanco, S. , Bandiera, R. , Popis, M. , Hussain, S. , Lombard, P. , Aleksic, J. , Sajini, A. , Tanna, H. , Cortes-Garrido, R. , Gkatza, N. , Dietmann, S. and Frye, M.
Stem Cell Function and Stress Response are Controlled by Protein Synthesis. ,
Nature
 534 , 335-40 , 2016
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Low calcium containing media
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Chen, X. , Stewart, E. , Shelat, A. , Qu, C. , Bahrami, A. , Hatley, M. , Wu, G. , Bradley, C. , McEvoy, J. , Pappo, A. , Spunt, S. , Valentine, M. , Valentine, V. , Krafcik, F. , Lang, W. , Wierdl, M. and Tsurkan, L.
Targeting Oxidative Stress in Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. ,
Cancer Cell
 24 , 710-24 , 2013
Cells
Rhabdomycosarcoma tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.012%
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cfC3H/Crgl
Hosick, H.
A Note on Growth Patterns of Epithelial Tumor Cells in Primary Culture ,
Cancer Res
 34 , 259 , 1974
Cells
Neoplastic
Epithelial tumor
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Rat
Rat
Brennan, M. , Oldberg, A. , Hayman, E. and Ruoslahti, E.
Effect of a Proteoglycan Produced by Rat Tumor Cells on Their Adhesion to Fibronectin-Collagen Substrata ,
Cancer Res
 43 , 4302 , 1983
Cells
Yolk sac tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Rat
Rat
Gazdar, A. , Chick, W. , Oie, H. , Sims, H. , King, D. , Weir, G. and Lauris, V.
Continuous, Clonal, Insulin-and Somatostatin-Secreting Cell Lines Established from a Transplantable Rat Islet Cell Tumor ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 77 (6) , 3519 , 1980
Cells
Tumor, islet
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199
Tumor
Rat
Rat
Essner, E.
Experiments on an Ascites Hepatoma. I. Enzymatic Digestion and Alkaline Degradation of the Cementing Substance and Separation of Cells, in Tumor Islands ,
Exp Cell Res
 7 , 430 , 1954
Cells
Ascites hepatoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Phosphate buffer (see reference)

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.