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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
Tumor
Human

Human

Song, H. , Weinstein, H. , Allegakoen, P. , Wadsworth, M. , Xie, J. , Yang, H. , Castro, E. , Lu, K. , Stohr, B. , Feng, F. , Carroll, P. , Wang, B. , Cooperberg, M. , Shalek, A. and Huang, F.
Single-cell Analysis of Human Primary Prostate Cancer Reveals the Heterogeneity of Tumor-associated Epithelial Cell States. ,
Nat Commun
 13 , 141 , 2022
Cells
Prostate cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Human
Human
Jeske, S. , Schuler, P. , Doescher, J. , Theodoraki, M. , Laban, S. , Brunner, C. , Hoffman, T. and Wigand, M.
Age-related changes in T lymphocytes of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ,
Immun Ageing
 17 , 3 , 2020
Cells
Tumor infiltrating lympocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Human
Human
Ayuso, J. , Vitek, R. , Swick, A. , Skala, M. , Wisinski, K. , Kimple, R. , Lambert, P. and Beebe, D.
Effects of Culture Method on Response to EGFR Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells ,
Sci Rep
 9 , 12480 , 2019
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
FM Fibroblast media
Tumor
Human
Human
Phan, N. , Hong, J. , Tofig, B. , Mapua, M. , Elashoff, D. , Moatamed, N. , Huang, J. , Memarzadeh, S. , Damoiseaux, R. and Soragni, A.
A Simple High-Throughput Approach Identifies Actionable Drug Sensitivities in Patient-Derived Tumor Organoids. ,
Commun Biol
 2 , 78 , 2019
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Human
Neal, J,, Li ,X. , Zhu, J. , Giangarra, V. , Grzeskowiak, C. , Ju, J. , Liu, I. Chiou, S. , Salahudeen, A. and Smith, A. et al
Organoid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. ,
Cell
 175 , 1972 , 2018
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200-300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Human
Human
Jiang, C. , Zhang, Q. , Shanti, R. , Shi, S. , Chang, T. , Carrasco, L. , Alawi, F. and Le, A.
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Interleukin-6 Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Acquisition of Epithelial Stem-Like Cell Properties in Ameloblastoma Epithelial Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 2083-2094 , 2017
Cells
Ameloblastoma epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Neutral Protease : 50 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Tumor
Human
Human, 25-81 yr
Volovitz, I, Shapira, N. , Ezer, H. , Gafni, A. , Lustgarten, M. , Alter, T. , Ben-Horin, I. , Barzilai, O. , Shahar, T. , Kanner, A. , Fried, I. , Veshchev, I. , Grossman, R. and Ram, Z,
A Non-Aggressive, Highly Efficient, Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Human Brain-Tumors and Brain-Tissues to Viable Single-Cells. ,
BMC Neurosci
 17 , 30 , 2016
Cells
Brain tumor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.11 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Tumor
Human
Human
Pham, K. , Delitto, D. , Knowlton, A. , Hartlage, E. , Madhavan, R. , Gonzalo, D. , Thomas, R. , Behrns, K. , George, T. , Hughes, S. , Wallet, S. , Liu, C. and Trevino, J.
Isolation of Pancreatic Cancer Cells from a Patient-Derived Xenograft Model Allows for Practical Expansion and Preserved Heterogeneity in Culture. ,
Am J Pathol
 186 , 2016
Cells
Pancreatic cancer
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Tumor
Human
Human
Baldan, V. , Griffiths, R. , Hawkins, R. and Gilham, D
Efficient and Reproducible Generation of Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Renal Cell Carcinoma ,
Br J Cancer
 112 , 1510 , 2015
Cells
Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
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
Liang, S. , Marti, T. , Dorn, P. , Froment, L. , Hall, S. , Berezowska, S. , Kocher, G. , Schmid, R. and Peng, R.
Blocking the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Pathway Abrogates Resistance to Anti-Folate Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer. ,
Cell Death Dis
 6 , e1824 , 2015
Cells
Non-small cell lung tumor
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Tumor
Human
Human
Quatromoni, J. , Singhal, S. , Bhojnagarwala, P. , Hancock, W. , Albelda, S. and Eruslanov, E.
An Optimized Dissagregation Method for Human Lung Tumors That Perserves the Phenotype and Function of the Immune Cells ,
J Leukoc Biol
 97 , 201 , 2015
Cells
Lung tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 45-60 u/ml
Collagenase Type 2 : 15-20 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 45-60 u/ml
Elastase : 0.002%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Human
Human
Yan, K. , Wu, Q. , Yan, D. , Lee, C. , Rahim, N. , Tritschler, I. , DeVecchio, J. , Kalady, M. , Hjelmeland, A. and Rich, J.
Glioma Cancer Stem Cells Secrete Gremlin1 to Promote their Maintenance Within the Tumor Hierarchy. ,
Genes Dev
 28 , 1085-100 , 2014
Cells
Glioma cancer stem
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
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
Chou, J. , Fitzgibbon, M. , Mortales, C. , Towlerton, A. , Upton, M. , Yeung, R. , McIntosh, M. and Warren, E.
Phenotypic and Transcriptional Fidelity of Patient-Derived Colon Cancer Xenografts in Immune-Deficient Mice. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e79874 , 2013
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Human
Human
Welte, Y. , Davies, C. , Schafer, R. and Regenbrecht, C.
Patient Derived Cell Culture and Isolation of CD133+ Putative Cancer Stem Cells from Melanoma. ,
J Vis Exp
 73 , e50200 , 2013
Cells
Melanoma
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tumor
Human
Human
Hussein, D. , Punjaruk, W. , Storer, L. , Shaw, L. , Othman, R. , Ottoman, R. , Peet, A. , Miller, S. , Bandopadhyay, G. , Heath, R. , Kumari, R. , Bowman, K. , Braker, P. , Rahman, R. , Jones, G. , Watson, S. and Lowe, J.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Cancer Stem Cells: Cell Cycle Dynamics, DNA Repair, and Etoposide Extrusion. ,
Neuro Oncol
 13 , 70-83 , 2011
Cells
Brain tumor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Human
Human
Zhou, J, Belov, L. , Solomon, M. , Chan, C. , Clarke, S. and Christopherson, R.
Colorectal Cancer Cell Surface Protein Profiling Using an Antibody Microarray and Fluorescence Multiplexing. ,
J Vis Exp
 55 , e3322 , 2011
Cells
Colorectal cancer
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640

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.