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Endothelial
Human
Human
Sanyal AJ. and Mirshahi F.
A simplified method for the isolation and culture of endothelial cells from pseudointima of transjugular intrahepatic portasystemic shunts ,
Lab Invest
 78(11) , 1469 , 1998
Cells
Hepatic endothelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
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
Grant, D.S. , Lelkes, P.I. , Fukuda, K. and Kleinman, H.K.
Intracellular Mechanisms Involved in Basement Membrane Induced Blood Vessel Differentiation In Vitro ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 327 , 1991
Cells
Umbilical vein
HUVEC
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Cord Buffer
(See Reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human
Whitehead, R. and Eeden, P.
A Method For the Prolonged Culture of Colonic Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 103 , 1991
Cells
Crypt cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 125 u/ml
Medium
RMPI 1640
Endothelial
Human
Human
Fischer, E. , Stingl, A. and Kirkpatrick, C.
Migration Assay for Endothelial Cells in Multiwells Application to Studies on the Effect of Opioids ,
J Immunol Methods
 128 , 235 , 1990
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Endothelial
Human
Human
Muller WA, Ratti CM, McDonnell SL, Cohn ZA.
A human endothelial cell-restricted, externally disposed plasmalemmal protein enriched in intercellular junctions ,
J Exp Med
 170 , 399-414 , 1989
Cells
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 75 u/ml
Medium
M199
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
Hoshi, H. , Kan, M. , Chen, J. and McKeehan, W.
Comparative Endocrinology-Paracrinology-Autocrinology of Human Adult Large Vessel Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 (4) , 309 , 1988
Cells
Umbilical cord
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES
Endothelial
Human
Human
Gerhart, D. Z. , Broderius, M. A. and Drewes, L. R.
Cutlured Human and Canine Endothelial Cells from Brain Microvessels ,
Brain Res Bull
 21 , 785 , 1988
Cells
Microvessels
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Human
Human
Hoshi, H. and McKeehan, W.
Isolation, Growth Requirements, Cloning, Prostacylclin Production and Life-Span of Human Adult Endothelial Cells in Low Serum Culture Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 (1) , 51 , 1986
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES
Endothelial
Human
Human
Sharefkin, J.B. , Fairchild, K.D. , Albus, R.A. , Cruess, D.F. and Rich, N.M.
The Cytoxic Effect of Surgical Glove Powder Particles on Adult Human Vascular Endothelial Cell Cultures: Implications for Clinical Uses of Tissue Culture Techniques ,
J Surg Res
 41 , 463 , 1986
Cells
Endothelial
Saphenous vein
Enzymes
Medium
PBS, CMF
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
Gordon, P. , Sussman, I. and Hatcher, V.
Long-Term Culture of Human Endothelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 661 , 1983
Cells
Fibroblasts
Foreskin
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Human
Human
Glassberg, M. , Bern, M. , Coughlin, S. , Haudenschild, C. , Hoyer, L. and Antoniades, H.
Cultured Endothelial Cells Derived from the Human Iliac Arteries ,
In Vitro
 18 , 859 , 1982
Cells
Iliac arteries
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
PBS w/Ca++, Mg++, & BSA
(see reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human, adult
Ashida, E. , Johnson, A. and Lipsky, P.
Human endothelial cell-lymphocyte interaction. Endothelial cells function as accessory cells necessary for mitogen-induced human T lymphocyte activation in vitro ,
J Clin Invest
 67 , 1490 , 1981
Cells
Peripheral blood mononuclear
Monocytes
T cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Endothelial
Human
Human
Sherer, G. , Fitzharris, T. , Faulk, W. and LeRoy, E.
Cultivation of Microvascular Endothelial Cells from Human Preputial Skin ,
In Vitro
 16 , 675 , 1980
Cells
Microvascular endothelial
Neonatal foreskins
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : at 1000 u/ml
Medium
Konigsberg's modification of HBSS
(See Reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human (adult and child)
Folkman, J. , Haudenschild, C. C. and Zetter, B. R.
Long-term Culture of Capillary Endothlial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 76 , 5217 , 1979
Cells
Foreskin
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
Dulbecco's MEM w/10% calf serum
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
Endothelial
Human
Human
Gimbrone Jr.
Culture of Vascular Endothelium ,
Prog Hemost Thromb
 3 , 1 , 1976
Cells
Umbilical vein
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 125 u/ml
Medium
Dulbecco's PBS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Gimbrone, M.A. , Cotran, R.S. and Folkman, J.
Human Vascular Endothelial Cells in Culture: Growth and DNA Synthesis ,
J Cell Biol
 60 , 673 , 1974
Cells
Umbilical cord
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Dulbecco's PBS
Endothelial
Human
Human
Jaffe, E. , Nachman, R. , Becker, C. and Minick, C.
Culture of Human Endothelial Cells Derived from Umbilical Veins. Identification by Morphologic and Immunologic Criteria ,
J Clin Invest
 52 , 2745 , 1973
Cells
Umbilical cord
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Cord buffer
(See Reference)
Endothelial
Human
Human
Lewis, L.J. , Haok, J.C. , Maca, R.D. and Fry, G.L.
Replication of Human Endothelial Cells in Culture ,
Science
 181 , 452 , 1973
Cells
Umbilical cord
Enzymes
Trypsin NF 1:250 : 0.125%
Medium
Saline, normal
Endothelial
Human
Human
Fryer, D.G. , Birnbaum, G. and Luttrell, C.N.
Human Endothelium in Cell Culture ,
J Atheroscler Res
 6 , 151 , 1966
Cells
Umbilical cord
Enzymes
Medium
CMF solution
Epithelial
Human
Human
Gottipamula, S. , Saraswat, S. and Sridhar, K.
Comparative Study of Isolation, Expansion and Characterization of Epithelial Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 263-271 , 2017
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Hsueh, Y. , Huang, S. , Lai, J. , Ma, S. , Chen, H. , Wu, S. , Wang, T. , Sun, C. , Ma, K. , Chen, J. , Lai, C. and Ma, D.
Preservation of Epithelial Progenitor Cells from Collagenase-Digested Oral Mucosa During Ex Vivo Cultivation. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 36266 , 2016
Cells
Oral mucosal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Human
Human
VanDussen, K. , Marinshaw, J. , Shaikh, N. , Miyoshi, H. , Moon, C. , Tarr, P. , Ciorba, M. and Stappenbeck, T.
Development of an Enhanced Human Gastrointestinal Epithelial Culture System to Facilitate Patient-Based Assays. ,
Gut
 64 , 911-20 , 2015
Cells
Gastrointestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Human
Human
Widdicombe JH, Sachs LA, Morrow JL. and Finkbeiner WE.
Expansion of cultures of human tracheal epithelium with maintenance of differentiated structure and function ,
Biotechniques
 39(2) , 249 , 2005
Cells
Human tracheal epithelium
Enzymes
Protease Type XIV : 0.04%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Human
Human
Fukushima, K. and Fiocchi, C.
Paradoxical Decrease of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Epithelial Cells of Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 286 , G804-13 , 2004
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Epithelial
Human
Human
Espana EM, Romano AC, Kawakita T, Di Pascuale M, Smiddy R. and Tseng SC
Novel enzymatic isolation of an entire viable human limbal epithelial sheet ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 44(10) , 4275 , 2003
Cells
Corneal limbal epithelial sheet
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Fahlgren, A. , Hammarstrom, S. , Danielsson, A. and Hammarstrom, M.
Increased Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides and Lysozyme in Colonic Epithelial Cells of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. ,
Clin Exp Immunol
 131 , 90 , 2003
Cells
Intestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 72.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Smoot, D. , Sewchand, J. , Young, K. , Desbrodes, B. , Allen, C. and Naab, T.
A Method for Establishing Primary Cultures of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells ,
Meth Cell Sci
 22 , 133 , 2000
Cells
Gastric epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
L-15
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
Sarosiek, J, Marshall, B, Peura, D, Guerrant, L, McCallum, R. and Little, C
The Isolation and Maintenance of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells in Primary Culture , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12B:10.1 , 1995
Cells
Gastric
Enzymes
Medium
F-12 medium
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

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.