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Heart
Human
Human
Holt-Casper, D. , Theisen, J. , Moreno, A. , Warren, M. , Silva, F. , Grainger, D. , Bull, D. and Patel, A.
Novel Xeno-free Human Heart Matrix-Derived Three-Dimensional Scaffolds. ,
J Transl Med
 13 , 194 , 2015
Cells
Cardiac
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.045%
Pancreatin : 0.1%
Medium
DPBS
Heart
Human
Human
Sharma, S. , Mishra, R. , Simpson, D. , Wehman, B. , Colletti, E. , Deshmukh, S. , Datla, S. , Balachandran, K. , Guo, Y. , Chen, L. , Siddiqui, O. , Kaushal, S. and Kaushal, S.
Cardiosphere-Derived Cells From Pediatric End-Stage Heart Failure Patients Have Enhanced Functional Activity Due to the Heat Shock Response Regulating the Secretome. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1213-29 , 2015
Cells
Cardiospheres
Enzymes
Medium
Iscove modified DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Avolio, E. , Gianfranceschi, G. , Cesselli, D. , Caragnano, A. , Athanasakis, E. , Katare, R. , Meloni, M. , Palma, A. , Barchiesi, A. , Vascotto, C. , Toffoletto, B. , Mazzega, E. , Finato, N. , Aresu, G. and Livi, U.
Ex vivo Molecular Rejuvenation Improves the Therapeutic Activity of Senescent Human Cardiac Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction. ,
Stem Cells
 32 , 2373 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac stem
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik modified Eagle’s
Heart
Human
Human
Voigt, N. , Zhou, X. and Dobrev, D.
Isolation of Human Atrial Myocytes for Simultaneous Measurements of Ca2+ Transients and Membrane Currents. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50235 , 2013
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 286 u/ml
Protease : 5 u/ml
Medium
see references
Heart
Human
Human
Vukusic, K. , Jonsson, M. , Brantsing, C. , Dellgren, G. , Jeppsson, A. , Lindahl, A. and Asp, J.
High Density Sphere Culture of Adult Cardiac Cells Increases the Levels of Cardiac and Progenitor Markers and Shows Signs of Vasculogenesis. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2013 , 2013
Cells
Cardiac
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Anderson, E. , Rodriguez, E. , Anderson, C. , Thayne, K. , Chitwood, W. and Kypson, A.
Increased Propensity for Cell Death in Diabetic Human Heart is Mediated by Mitochondrial-Dependent Pathways. ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 300 , H118 , 2011
Cells
Myofibers
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Heart
Human
Human
Voigt, N. , Makary, S. , Nattel, S. and Dobrev, D.
Voltage-Clamp-Based Methods for the Detection of Constitutively Active Acetylcholine-Gated I(K,ACh) Channels in the Diseased Heart. ,
Methods Enzymol
 484 , 653 , 2010
Cells
Atrial cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 286 u/ml
Protease : 5 u/ml
Medium
see reference
Heart
Human
Human
Jensen, B. , Swigart, P. , Laden, M. , DeMarco, T. , Hoopes, C. and Simpson, P.
The Alpha-1D Is the Predominant Alpha-1-Adrenergic Receptor Subtype in Human Epicardial Coronary Arteries. ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 54 , 1137 , 2009
Cells
Coronary artery smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Human
Human
Mathew, S. , Tustison, K. , Sugatani, T. , Chaudhary, L. , Rifas, L. and Hruska, K.
The Mechanism of Phosphorus as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in CKD. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 19 , 1092 , 2008
Cells
Smooth muscle aortic
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Human
Human (n=16, age: 60 &plusmin;3 years)
Mukerjee, R. , Multani, M. , Sample, J. , Dowdy, K. , Zellner, J. , Hoover, D. and Spinale, F.
Effects of adrenomedullin on human myocyte contractile function and beta-adrenergic response ,
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol
 7 (4) , 235 , 2002
Cells
Myocardial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Human
Human
Todor Anastassia, Sharov Victor G, Tanhehco Elaine J, Silverman Norman, Bernabei Alvise, Sabbah Hani N.
Hypoxia-induced cleavage of caspase-3 and DFF45/ICAD in human failed cardiomyocytes ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 283 , H990-5 , 2002
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.013%
Medium
HEPES solution
Heart
Human
Human
Shirai, T. , Rao, V. , Weisel, R. , Ikonomidis, J. , Li, R. , Tumiati, L. , Merante, F. and Mickle, D.
Preconditioning Human Cardiomyocytes and Endothelial Cells. ,
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
 115 , 210-9 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes and endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Heart
Human
Human
Hoppe, U. , Jansen, E. , Sudkamp, M. and Beukelmann, D.
Hyperpolarization-Activated Inward Current in Ventricular Myocytes From Normal and Failing Human Hearts ,
Circulation
 97 , 55 , 1998
Cells
Heart
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Human
Human
Van Wagoner, D. , Pond, A. , McCarthy, P. , Trimmer, J. and Nerbonne, J.
Outward K+ Current Densities and Kv1.5 Expression are Reduced in Chronic Human Atrial Fibrillation. ,
Circ Res
 80 , 772-81 , 1997
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Protease Type XIV : 0.04%
Medium
see reference
Heart
Human
Human, fetal, 14.5 week gestation
Goldman, B. and Wurzel, J.
Effects of Subcultivation and Culture Medium on Differentiation of Human Fetal Cardiac Myocytes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 109 , 1992
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS with Calcium
Heart
Human
Human, both sexes, 18-81 years
Smith, D. , Glover, J. , Townsend, L. and Maupin, E.
A Method for the Harvest, Culture, and Characterization of Human Adult Atrial Myocardial Cells: Correlation with Age of Donor ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 914 , 1991
Cells
Myocardial
Atrial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.14%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Heart
Human
Human, adult
Bugaisky, L.B.
Biology of Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes , Isolation and Culture of Human Adult Cardiac Myocytes , (Clark,Decker,Borg,eds) , Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc. , 1988
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Human
Human
Hassler, O. , Wiren, M. and Herbertsson, S.
The Elastic Coat of the Arterial Wall Studied with the Aid of Collagenase ,
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand
 57 , 15 , 1963
Cells
Thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Phosphate buffer w/NaCl
Mammary
Human
Human
Labarge, M. , Garbe, J. and Stampfer, M.
Processing of Human Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastectomy Tissues for Cell Culture. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , 2013
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human, normal biopsy
Ronnov-Jessen L. , Villadsen R. , Edwards J. and Petersen O.
Differential Expression of a Chloride Intracellular Channel Gene, CLIC4, in Transforming Growth Factor-beta1-mediated Conversion of Fibroblasts to Myofibroblasts ,
Am J Pathol
 161 , 471 , 2002
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 900 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Huss, F. and Kratz, G.
Mammary Epithelial Cell and Adipocyte Co-Culture in a 3-D Matrix: The First Step Towards Tissue-Engineered Human Breast Tissue. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 169 , 361-7 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Ogmundsdottir, H. , Petursdottir, I. , Gudmundsdottir, I. , Amundadottir, L. , Ronnov-Jessen, L. and Petersen, O.
Effects of Lymphocytes and Fibroblasts on the Growth of Human Mammary Carcinoma Cells Studied in Short-Term Primary Cultures ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 936 , 1993
Cells
Epithelial
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Ronnov-Jessen, L. , VanDeurs, B. , Nielsen, M. and Petersen, O.W.
Identification, Paracrine Generation, and Possible Function of Human Breast Carcinoma Myofibroblasts in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 273 , 1992
Cells
Myofibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 900 IU/ml
Medium
DME - F12
Mammary
Human
Human, female, 15-61 yrs old
Berthon, P. , Pancino, G. , Cremoux, P. , Roseto, A. , Gespach, C. and Calvo, F.
Characterization of Normal Breast Epithelial Cells in Primary Cultures: Differentiation and Growth Factor Receptors Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 28A , 716 , 1992
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 150 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Emerman, J. and Wilkinson, D.
Routine Culturing of Normal, Dysplastic and Malignant Human Mammary Epithelial Cells from Small Tissue Samples ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1186 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 2.0%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Leung, C. and Shiu, R.
Morphological and Proliferative Characteristics of Human Breast Tumor Cells Cultured on Plastic and in Collagen Matrix ,
In Vitro
 18 , 476 , 1981
Cells
Tumor, breast
Enzymes
Neuraminidase : 0.8 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Human
Human
Stampfer, M. , Hallowes, R. and Hackett, A.
Growth of Normal Human Mammary Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro
 16 (5) , 415 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12

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.