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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
Miscellaneous
Human

Human, 18-30 years

Pardo-Rodríguez, B. , Baraibar, A. , Manero-Roig, I. , Luzuriaga, J. , Salvador-Moya, J. , Polo, Y. , Basanta-Torres, R. , Unda, F. , Mato, S. , Ibarretxe, G. and Pineda, J.
Functional Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells into Neuron-like Cells Exhibiting Electrophysiological Activity. ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 16 , 10 , 2025
Cells
Dental pulp stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Human

Human

Xue, Y. , Seiler, M. , Tang, W. , Wang, J. , Delgado, J. , McLelland, B. , Nistor, G. , Keirstead, H. and Browne, A.
Retinal Organoids On-a-Chip: a Micro-Millifluidic Bioreactor for Long-term Organoid Maintenance. ,
Lab Chip
 21 , 3361-3377 , 2021
Cells
Stem cell-derived retinal organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Foster, D. , Marshall, C. , Gulati, G. , Chinta, M. , Nguyen, A. , Salhotra, A. , Jones, R. , Burcham, A. , Lerbs, T. , Cui, L. , King, M. , Titan, A. , Ransom, R. , Manjunath, A. , Hu, M. and Blackshear, C.
Elucidating the Fundamental Fibrotic Processes Driving Abdominal Adhesion Formation. ,
Nat Commun
 11 , 4061 , 2020
Cells
Adhesion fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Miscellaneous
Human

Human

Yoon, S. , Elahi, L. , Pașca, A. , Marton, R. , Gordon, A. , Revah, O. , Miura, Y. , Walczak, E. , Holdgate, G. , Fan, H. , Huguenard, J. , Geschwind, D. and Pașca, S.
Reliability of Human Cortical Organoid Generation. ,
Nat Methods
 16 , 75-78 , 2019
Cells
Cortical spheroids
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Miscellaneous
Human

Human

Velasco, S. , Kedaigle, A. , Simmons, S. , Nash, A. , Rocha, M. , Quadrato, G. , Paulsen, B. , Nguyen, L. , Adiconis, X. , Regev, A. , Levin, J. and Arlotta, P.
Individual Brain Organoids Reproducibly Form Cell Diversity of the Human Cerebral Cortex. ,
Nature
 570 , 523-527 , 2019
Cells
Brain organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Sun, Y. , Lv, M. , Zhou, L. , Tam, V. , Lv, F. , Chan, D. , Wang, H. , Zheng, Z. , Cheung, K. and Leung, V.
Enrichment of Committed Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells Expressing Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans under Alginate Encapsulation. ,
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
 23 , 1194-203 , 2015
Cells
Nucleus pulposus
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 2 : 600 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Human
Human, 3-7 year
Salmon, B. , Bardet, C, Khaddam, M. Naji, J. , Coyac, B. , Baroukh, B. , Letourneur, F. , Lesieur, J. , Decup, F. , Le Denmat, D. , Nicoletti, A. , Poliard, A, Rowe, P. , Huet, E. , Vital, S. and Linglart, A.
MEPE-Derived ASARM Peptide Inhibits Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells and Impairs Mineralization in Tooth Models of X-linked Hypophosphatemia. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e56749 , 2013
Cells
Dental pulp stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Bonnamain, V. , Thinard, R. , Sergent-Tanguy, S. , Huet, P. , Bienvenu, G. , Naveilhan, P. , Farges, J. and Alliot-Licht, B.
Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells Cultured in Serum-Free Supplemented Medium. ,
Front Physiol
 4 , 357 , 2013
Cells
Dental pulp stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Lee, Y. , Lee, J. , Park, H. , Lim, Y. , Lee, J. , Wang, S. and Lee, B.
Isolation of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) from Human Adenoid Tissue. ,
Cell Physiol Biochem
 31 , 513-24 , 2013
Cells
Mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Ozdener, H. , Spielman, A. and Rawson, N.
Isolation and Culture of Human Fungiform Taste Papillae Cells ,
J Vis Exp
 63 , e3730 , 2012
Cells
Fungiform taste papillae
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Pauly, S. , Klatte, F. , Strobel, C. , Schmidmaier, G. , Greiner, S. and Scheibel, M. Wildemann B
Characterization of Tendon Cell Cultures of the Human Rotator Cuff. ,
Eur Cell Mater
 20 , 84-97 , 2010
Cells
Tendon cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/Hams F12
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Panetta, N. , Gupta, D. , Kwan, M. , Wan, D. , Commons, G. and Longaker, M.
Tissue Harvest by Means of Suction-Assisted or Third-Generation Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoaspiration Has No Effect on Osteogenic Potential of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells. ,
Plast Reconstr Surg
 124 , 65 , 2009
Cells
Adipose derived stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Nakamura, T. , Endo, K. and Kinoshita, S.
Identification of Human Oral Keratinocyte Stem/Progenitor Cells by Neurotrophin Receptor p75 and the Role of Neurotrophin/p75 Signaling. ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 628-38 , 2007
Cells
Oral epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Patino WillmarD, Kang Ju-Gyeong, Matoba Satoaki, Mian OmarY, Gochuico BernadetteR, Hwang PaulM.
Atherosclerotic plaque macrophage transcriptional regulators are expressed in blood and modulated by tristetraprolin ,
Circ Res
 98 , 1282-9 , 2006
Cells
Carotid artery plaque macrophage
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Rafiee, P. , Ogawa, H. , Heidemann, J. , Li, M. , Aslam, M. , Lamirand, T. , Fisher, P. , Graewin, S. , Dwinell, M. , Johnson, C. , Shaker, R. and Binion, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Human Esophageal Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Mechanisms of Inflammatory Activation. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 285 , G1277 , 2003
Cells
Esophageal microvascular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
MCDB-131
Miscellaneous
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
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Chen V, Croft D, Purkis P, Kramer IM.
Co-culture of synovial fibroblasts and differentiated U937 cells is sufficient for high interleukin-6 but not interleukin-1beta or tumour necrosis factor-alpha release. ,
Br J Rheumatol
 37 , 148-56 , 1998
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Lanas. A. , Nerin, J. , Esteva, F. and Sainz, R.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Prostaglandin Effects on Pepsinogen Secretion by Dispersed Human Peptic Cells. ,
Gut
 36 , 657-63 , 1995
Cells
Peptic cells
Enzymes
Medium
Ringer solution
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Stern MH, Dreizen S, Mackler BF, Levy BM.
Isolation and characterization of inflammatory cells from the human periapical granuloma ,
J Dent Res
 61 , 1408-12 , 1982
Cells
Periapical granuloma
Enzymes
CLSPA : 0.25%
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.