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Heart
Mouse
Mouse, male, 6 week
Makino, A. , Suarez, J. , Wang, H. , Belke, D. , Scott, B. and Dillmann, W.
Thyroid Hormone Receptor-beta is Associated With Coronary Angiogenesis During Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy. ,
Endocrinology
 150 , 2008 , 2009
Cells
Coronary endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Zhang, Y, Kanter, E. , Laing, J. , Aprhys, C. , Johns, D. , Kardami, E. and Yamada, K.
Connexin43 Expression Levels Influence Intercellular Coupling and Cell Proliferation of Native Murine Cardiac Fibroblasts. ,
Cell Commun Adhes
 15 , 289 , 2008
Cells
Ventricular myoctes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
M199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult, 9-13 week
Kabaeva, Z. , Zhao, M. and Michele, D.
Blebbistatin Extends Culture Life of Adult Mouse Cardiac Myocytes and Allows Efficient and Stable Transgene Expression. ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 294 , H1667-74 , 2008
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 620 u/ml
Protease XIV : 0.104 u/ml
Medium
Myocyte buffer see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
O'Connell Timothy D, Rodrigo Manoj C, Simpson Paul C.
Isolation and culture of adult mouse cardiac myocytes ,
Methods Mol Biol
 357 , 271-96 , 2007
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Verheye, S. , Martinet, W. , Kockx, M. , Knaapen, M. , Salu, K. , Timmermans, J. , Ellis, J. , Kilpatrick, D. and DeMayer, G.
Selective Clearance of Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques by Autophagy ,
J Am Coll Cardiol
 49 , 706 , 2007
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 5 u/ml
Medium
F10 Ham
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult, 6-12 week
Shioya, T.
A Simple Technique for Isolating Healthy Heart Cells from Mouse Models. ,
J Physiol Sci
 57 , 327-35 , 2007
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.006%
Protease XIV : 0.006%
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Chen, H. , Yong, W. , Ren, S. , Shen, W. , He, Y. , Cox, K. , Zhu, W. , Li, W. , Soonpaa, M. , Payne, RM, Franco, D. , Field, L. , Rosen, V. , Wang, Y. and Shou, W.
Overexpression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 10 in Myocardium Disrupts Cardiac Postnatal Hypertrophic Growth. ,
J Biol Chem
 281 , 27481 , 2006
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Lu Tong, Ye Dan, Wang Xiaoli, Seubert John M, Graves Joan P, Bradbury J Alyce, Zeldin Darryl C, Lee Hon-Chi.
Cardiac and vascular KATP channels in rats are activated by endogenous epoxyeicosatrienoic acids through different mechanisms ,
J Physiol
 575 , 627-44 , 2006
Cells
Ventricular myocytes and mesenteric arterial SMC
Enzymes
Papain : 0.175%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Potts, Malia B. , Vaughn, Allyson E. , McDonough, Holly, Patterson, Cam. and Deshmukh, Mohanish
Reduced Apaf-1 levels in cardiomyocytes engage strict regulation of apoptosis by endogenous XIAP ,
J Cell Biol
 171 , 925 , 2005
Cells
Cardiomyoctes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Kobayashi, M. , Inoue, K. , Warabi, E. , Minami, T. and Kodama, T.
A Simple Method of Isolating Mouse Aortic Endothelial Cells. ,
J Atheroscler Thromb
 12 , 138 , 2005
Cells
Aortic endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Takahashi N, Wang X, Tanabe S, Uramoto H, Jishage K, Uchida S, Sasaki S, Okada Y.
ClC-3-independent sensitivity of apoptosis to Cl- channel blockers in mouse cardiomyocytes ,
Cell Physiol Biochem
 15 , 263 , 2005
Cells
Cardiomyoctes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 150 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
M199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Fukumoto Yoshihiro, Deguchi Jun-o, Libby Peter, Rabkin-Aikawa Elena, Sakata Yasuhiko, Chin Michael T, Hill Christopher C, Lawler Patrick R, Varo Nerea, Schoen Frederick J, Krane Stephen M, Aikawa Masanori.
Genetically determined resistance to collagenase action augments interstitial collagen accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques ,
Circulation
 110 , 1953-9 , 2004
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, female, 14-18 g
Zhang Sui, Wang Dachun, Estrov Zeev, Raj Sean, Willerson James T, Yeh Edward T H.
Both cell fusion and transdifferentiation account for the transformation of human peripheral blood CD34-positive cells into cardiomyocytes in vivo ,
Circulation
 110 , 3803-7 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.03%
Pancreatin : 0.06%
Medium
see reference
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Qian, Q. , Hunter, L. , Li, M. , Marin-Padilla, M. , Prakash, Y. , Somlo, S. , Harris, P. , Torres, V. and Sieck, G.
Pkd2 Haploinsufficiency Alters Intracellular Calcium Regulation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Hum Mol Genet
 12(15) , 1875 , 2003
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Elastase : .005%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 1000 u/ml
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Rybkin, I. , Markham, D. , Yan, Z. , Bassel-Duby, R. , Williams, R. and Olson, E.
Conditional Expression of SV40 T-antigen in Mouse Cardiomyocytes Facilitates an Inducible Switch from Proliferation to Differentiation ,
J Biol Chem
 278(18) , 15927 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal 2-4 day
Bettahi, I,, Marker, C. , Roman, M. and Wickman, K.
Contribution of the Kir3.1 Subunit to the Muscarinic-gated Atrial Potassium Channel IKACh ,
J Biol Chem
 277 , 48282 , 2002
Cells
Atrial myocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : with modifications see reference
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal and adult
Schreiber, K. , Paquet, L. , Allen, B. and Rindt, H.
Protein Kinase C Isoform Expression and Activity in the Mouse Heart ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 281(5) , H2062 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.03-0.2%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1-6 day
Watzka SB, Lucien J, Shimada M, Edwards V, Yeger H, Hannigan G. and Coles JG.
Selection of viable cardiomyocytes for cell transplantation using three-dimensional tissue culture ,
Transplantation
 70 , 1310 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, NTg and Tg, 8 - 12 week
Nelson, D. , Setser, E. , Hall, D. , Schwartz, S. , Hewitt, T. , Klevitsky, R. , Osinska, H. , Bellgrau, D. , Duke, R. and Robbins, J.
Proinflammatory Consequences of Transgenic Fas Ligand Expression in the Heart ,
J Clin Invest
 105 (9) , 1199 , 2000
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Christensen G, Minamisawa S, Gruber PJ, Wang Y, Chien KR.
High-efficiency, long-term cardiac expression of foreign genes in living mouse embryos and neonates ,
Circulation
 101 , 178-84 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 2-4 mo
Zhou YY, Wang SQ, Zhu WZ, Chruscinski A, Kobilka BK, Ziman B, Wang S, Lakatta EG, Cheng H, Xiao RP.
Culture and adenoviral infection of adult mouse cardiac myocytes: methods for cellular genetic physiology ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H429-36 , 2000
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.002%
Medium
MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 3-7 month
Bradshaw AD, Francki A, Motamed K, Howe C, Sage EH.
Primary mesenchymal cells isolated from SPARC-null mice exhibit altered morphology and rates of proliferation ,
Mol Biol Cell
 10 , 1569-79 , 1999
Cells
Fibroblasts, mesangial, smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1-3 day
Wang, G. and Kang, Y.
Inhibition of Doxorubicin Toxicity in Cultured Neonatal Mouse Cardiomyocytes with Elevated Metallothionein Levels ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 288(3) , 938 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
FBS-MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Lader, A. , Kwiatkowski, D. and Cantiello, H.
Role of Gelsolin in the Actin Filament Regulation of Cardiac L-type Calcium Channels ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , C1277 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : with modifications see reference
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 1 day
Lader, A. , Xiao, Y. , Ishikawa, Y. , Cui, Y. , Vatner, D. , Vatner, S. , Homcy, C. and Cantiello, H.
Cardiac Gsalpha Overexpression Enhances L-type Calcium Channels Through an Adenylyl Cyclase Independent Pathway ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 95 , 9669 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : with modifications see reference
Medium
L-15
Heart
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/c), adult
Felzen, B. , Shilkrut, M. , Less, H. , Sarapov, I. , Maor, G. , Coleman, R. , Robinson, R. and et al.
Fas (CD95/Apo-1)-Mediated Damage to Ventricular Myocytes Induced by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes from Perforin-Deficient Mice ,
Circ Res
 82 , 438 , 1998
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Grupp, I. , Lorenz, J. , Walsh, R. , Boivin, G. and Rindt, H.
Overexpression of Alpha1B-Adrenergic Receptor Induces Left Ventricular Dysfunction in the Absence of Hypertrophy. ,
Am J Physiol
 275 , H1338-50 , 1998
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, P0-P1
Arber, S. , Hunter, J. , Ross, J. , Hongo, M. , Sansig, G. , Borg, J. , Perriard, J. , Chien, K. and Caroni, P.
MLP-Deficient Mice Exhibit a Disruption of Cardiac Cytoarchitectural Organization, Dilated Cadiomyopathy, and Heart Failure ,
Cell
 88 , 393 , 1997
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.045%
Medium
DMEM, Medium 199
Heart
Mouse
Mouse, 6-9 or 21-41 day
Valenzuela, D. , Han, X. , Mende, U. , Fankhauser, C. , Mashimo, H. , Huang, P. , Pfeffer, J. , Neer, E. and Fishman, M.
G alpha(o) is Necessary for Muscarinic Regulation of Ca2+ Channels in Mouse Heart ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 94(5) , 1727 , 1997
Cells
Ventricular and atrial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 95 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 172.5 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
DMEM/Tyrodes
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
Soonpaa, M. , Kim, K. , Pajak, aL. , Franklin, M. and Field, L.
Cardiomyocyte DNA Synthesis and Binucleation During Murine Development ,
Am J Physiol
 271 , H2183 , 1996
Cells
Cardiomyocyte
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.17 %
Medium
PBS
Heart
Mouse
Mouse embryos
Wobus, A. , Kleppisch, T. , Maltsev, V. and Hescheler, J.
Cardiomyocyte-Like Cells Differentiated In Vitro From Embryonic Carcinoma Cells P19 are Characterized by Functional Expression of Adrenoceptors and Ca2+ Channels ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 425 , 1994
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Mouse
Mouse
(also rat, neonate and chick, 8 day embryo)
Gross, W. , Schopf-Ebner, E. and Bucher, O.
Technique for the Preparation of Homogeneous Cultures of Isolated Heart Muscle Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 53 , 1 , 1968
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Rinaldini's buffer solution, CF
Heart
Porcine
Porcine
Butcher, J. and Nerem, R.
Porcine Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells in Three-Dimensional Culture: Comparison of Phenotype with Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells. ,
J Heart Valve Dis
 13 , 478 , 2004
Cells
Aortic smooth muscle and intersitial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 600 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Heart
Porcine
Porcine
Christ, M. , Gunther, A. , Heck, M. , Schmidt, B. , Falkenstein, E. and Wehling, M.
Aldosterone, Not Estradiol, Is the Physiological Agonist for Rapid Increases in cAMP in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Circulation
 99 , 1485 , 1999
Cells
Coronary vascular smooth muscle (PCVSMCs)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.037%
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Porcine
Miniature swine, adult, female, 25-40 kg, familiarized with treadmill exercise
Bowles, D. , Hu, Q. , Laughlin, M. and Sturek, M.
Exercise Training Increases L-type Calcium Current Density in Coronary Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol
 275 (44) , H2159 , 1998
Cells
Coronary smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs bicarbonate solution
Intestine
Mouse

Mouse

Kumar, S. , Suman, S. , Li, H. , Angdisen, J. , Datta, K. and Fornace, A.
High-linear Energy Transfer Radiation Disrupts Natural Killer Cell Surveillance of Senescent Intestinal Cells in the Mouse Intestine. , Mol Biomed Vol. 7 , 2026
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS

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Eye
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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.