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Klauzen, P. , Semenova, D. , Kostina, D. , Uspenskiy, V. and Malashicheva, A.
Purinergic Signaling in Pathologic Osteogenic Differentiation of Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells from Patients with Aortic Valve Calcification. , Biomedicines Vol. 11 , 2023
Cells
Valve interstitial and endothelial
HUVEC
Osteoblast
Enzymes
Medium
ECM
Bone
Human
Human
Agarwal, S. , Loder, S. , Sorkin, M. , Li, S. , Shrestha, S. , Zhao, B. , Mishina, Y. , James, A. and Levi, B.
Analysis of Bone-Cartilage-Stromal Progenitor Populations in Trauma Induced and Genetic Models of Heterotopic Ossification. ,
Stem Cells
 34 , 1692-701 , 2016
Cells
Bone-cartilage-stromal
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Bone
Human
Human
Kode, A.,Manavalan1, J.,Mosialou1, I. , Bhagat G. and Rathinam, C, Luo, N et al.
Leukemogenesis Induced by an Activating β-catenin Mutation in Osteoblasts ,
Nature
 506 , 240 , 2014
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Medium
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, 60+ year
Chen X. , Qian H. , Neff L. , Satomura K. and Horowitz M.
Thy-1 antigen Expression by Cells in the Osteoblast Lineage ,
J Bone Miner Res
 14 , 362 , 1999
Cells
Bone Cells, Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200-250 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
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
Bone
Human
Human
Fedarko, N.S. , Termine, J.D. , Young, M.F. and Robey, P.G.
Temporal Regulation of Hyaluronan and Proteoglycan Metabolism by Human Bone Cells in Vitro ,
J Biol Chem
 265 , 12200 , 1990
Cells
Osteoblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 250 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Andrews, S. , Kunze, M. , Mulet-Sierra, A. , Williams, L. , Ansari, K. , Osswald, M. and Adesida, A.
Strategies to Mitigate Variability in Engineering Human Nasal Cartilage. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 6490 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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
Tamai, M. , Nagasao, T. , Yanaga, H. , Hamamoto, Y. , Kogure, T. and Tanaka, Y.
Correction of Secondary Deformity after Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum by Means of Cultured autologous Cartilage Cell Injection. ,
Int J Surg Case Rep
 15 , 70-3 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Capsoni, F. , Ongari, A. , Lonati, C. , Accetta, R. , Gatti, S. and Catania, A.
Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating-Hormone (a-MSH) Modulates Human Chondrocyte Activation Induced by Proinflammatory Cytokines. ,
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
 16 , 154 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, 52-82 years
Pallu, S. , Francin, P. , Guillaume, C. , Gegout-Pottie, P. , Netter, P. , Mainard, D. , Terlain, B. and Presle, N.
Obesity Affects the Chondrocyte Responsiveness to Leptin in Patients with Osteoarthritis. ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 12 , R112 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.15%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Human
Human
Kim Wan-Uk, Kwok Seung-Ki, Hong Kyung-Hee, Yoo Seung-Ah, Kong Jin-Sun, Choe Jongseon, Cho Chul-Soo.
Soluble Fas ligand inhibits angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 9 , R42 , 2007
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, 26-68 year
Marsano A, Millward-Sadler SJ, Salter DM, Adesida A, Hardingham T, Tognana E, Kon E, Chiari-Grisar C, Nehrer S, Jakob M, Martin I.
Differential cartilaginous tissue formation by human synovial membrane, fat pad, meniscus cells and articular chondrocytes ,
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
 15 , 48-58 , 2007
Cells
Meniscus and cartilage
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, 64-83 yr
Tallheden T, Bengtsson C, Brantsing C, Sjogren-Jansson E, Carlsson L, Peterson L, Brittberg M. and Lindahl A.
Proliferation and Differentiation Potential of Chondrocytes from Osteoarthritic Patients ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 7(3) , R560 , 2005
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Human
Human, adult
Liagre B, Vergne-Salle P, Corbiere C, Charissoux JL. and Beneytout JL.
Diosgenin, a Plant Steroid, Induces Apoptosis in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synoviocytes with Cyclooxygenase-2 Overexpression ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 6(4) , R373 , 2004
Cells
Synovial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, adult
Jakob M, Demarteau O, Schafer D, Stumm M, Heberer M. and Martin I.
Enzymatic Digestion of Adult Human Articular Cartilage Yields a Small Fraction of the Total Available Cells ,
Conn Tissue Res
 44 , 173 , 2003
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, adults
McEvoy A. , Murphy E. , Ponnio T. , Conneely O. , Bresnihan B. , FitzGerald O. and Murphy E.
Activation of Nuclear Orphan Receptor NURR1 Transcription by NF-kappa B and Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Response Element-binding Protein in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue ,
J Immunol
 168(6) , 2979 , 2002
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Cartilage
Human
Human, 15-60 years
Rotter N, Bonassar LJ, Tobias G, Lebl M, Roy AK, Vacanti CA.
Age dependence of cellular properties of human septal cartilage: implications for tissue engineering ,
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
 127 , 1248-52 , 2001
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Sarkissian M, Lafyatis R.
Integrin engagement regulates proliferation and collagenase expression of rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts ,
J Immunol
 162 , 1772-9 , 1999
Cells
Synovial fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.4%
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Dunham B P, Koch R J.
Basic fibroblast growth factor and insulinlike growth factor I support the growth of human septal chondrocytes in a serum-free environment ,
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
 124 , 1325-30 , 1998
Cells
Septal chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/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
Human
Human, 26-84 years
Manning, W.K. and Bonner, W.M.
Isolation and Culture of Chondrocytes From Human Adult Articular Cartilage ,
Arthritis Rheum
 10 , 235 , 1967
Cells
Chondrocytes
Medium
GBSS

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Brain
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Endothelial
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Liver
Lung
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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.