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Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 3 month
Stevenson S. , Rollence M. , Marshall-Neff J. and Liau G.
A Genetically Modified Adenoviral Vector Exhibits Enhanced Gene Transfer of Human Smooth Muscle Cells ,
J Vasc Res
 38(5) , 471 , 2001
Cells
Smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Medium
M-199
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, adult, male
Wellman, G. , Barrett-Jolley, R. , Koppel, H. Everitt, D. and Quayle, J.
Inhibition of Vascular KATP Channels by U-37883A: A Comparison with Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle ,
Br J Pharmacol
 128 , 909 , 1999
Cells
Smooth & skeletal muscle
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.01%
Medium
PSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250-350 g
Hrometz, S. , Edelmann, S. , McCune, D. , Olges, J. , Hadley, R. , Perez ,D. and Piascik, M.
Expression of Multiple Alpha1-Adrenoceptors on Vascular Smooth Muscle: Correlation with the Regulation of Contraction ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 290(1) , 452 , 1999
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150-175 g
Redmond, E. , Cahill, P. and Sitzmann, J.
Perfused Transcapillary Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cell Co-Culture-A Novel In Vitro Model ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim
 31 , 601 , 1995
Cells
Smooth muscle, endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.04%
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar Kyoto, 10-15 weeks
McGuire, P. , Walker-Caprioglio, H. , Little, S. and McGuffee, L.
Isolation and Culture of Rat Superior Mesenteric Artery Smooth Muscle Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29 , 135 , 1993
Cells
Smooth muscle, mesenteric artery
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat
(also rabbit, guinea-pig)
Hu, S. and Kim, H.
Activation of K+ Channel in Vascular Smooth Muscle by Cytochrome P-450 Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid ,
FASEB J
 6 , A383 , 1992
Cells
Smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Potassium buffer solution
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 19 days
Loch-Caruso, R. , Pahl, M. and Juberg, D.
Rat Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells Show High Levels of Gap Junctional Communication Under a Variety of Culture Conditions ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 97 , 1992
Cells
Smooth muscle, myometrial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 150 µg/ml
Medium
HBSS or PSS, CMF
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SHRs and WKY, male, 10 - 14 weeks
Bolzon, B. and Cheung, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Single Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells From Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats ,
Hypertension
 14 , 137 , 1989
Cells
Smooth muscle, tail arteries
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES buffer
(see reference)
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 1-3 day
Barone, L. , Wolfe, L. , Faris, B. and Franzblau, C.
Elastin mRNA Levels and Insoluble Elastin Accumulation in Neonatal Rat ,
Biochemistry
 27 , 3175 , 1988
Cells
Smooth muscle, aortic
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Rat
Rat
Bean, B. , Sturek, M. , Puga, A. and Hermsmeyer, K.
Calcium Channels in Muscle Cells Isolated From Rat Mesenteric Arteries: Modulation by Dihydropyridine Drugs ,
Circ Res
 59 , 229 , 1986
Cells
Muscle, mesenteric arteries
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HEPES KG solution
(see reference)
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SHR, WKY. either sex, 12-19 day, 3 month, and retired breeders
Gordon, D. , Mohai, L. and Schwartz, S.
Induction of Polyploidy in Cultures of Neonatal Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Circ Res
 59 , 633 , 1986
Cells
Endothelial, aortic
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
Waymouth's culture medium
Muscle
Rat
Rat, male, 150-250 g
Cole, O. , Fan, T. and Lewis, G.
Isolation, Characterization, Growth and Culture of Endothelial Cells From the Rat Aorta ,
Cell Biol Int Rep
 10 (6) , 399 , 1986
Cells
Endothelial, aortic
Medium
RPMI 1640
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 200 - 250 g
Brock, T. , Alexander, R. , Ekstein, L. , Atkinson, W. and Gimbrone, M.
Angiotensin Increases Cytosolic Free Calcium in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ,
Hypertension
 7 , 105 , 1985
Cells
Smooth muscle, thoracic aorta
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.0375%
Medium
Eagle's MEM with calcium
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, female, 10 weeks
Boulanger-Saunier, C. , Kattenburg, D. and Stoclet, J.
Cyclic AMP-dependent Phosphorylation of a 16kDa Protein in a Plasma Membrane-enriched Fraction of Rat Aortic Myocytes ,
F.E.B.S. Lett.
 193 , 283 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 225-250g
Gunther S, Alexander RW, Atkinson WJ. and Gimbrone MA Jr.
Functional angiotensin II receptors in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells ,
J Cell Biol
 92 , 289 , 1982
Cells
Mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 3-4 day
Kasten, F.
Rat Myocardial Cells In Vitro: Mitosis and Differentiated Properties ,
In Vitro
 8 , 128 , 1972
Cells
Myocardial
Enzymes
Trypsin NF 1:250 : 0.125%
Medium
HBSS CMF
Muscle
Rat
Rat, 200 g
Kono, T.
Roles of Collagenases and Other Proteolytic Enzymes in the Dispersal of Animal Tissues ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 178 , 397 , 1969
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Kreb's Henseleit bicarbonate buffer
Muscle
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 3-10 day
Harary, I. and Farley, B.
In Vitro Studies on Single Beating Rat Heart Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 29 , 451 , 1963
Cells
Heart
Enzymes
Trypsin NF 1:250 : 250: 0.1%
Medium
Saline A
(See reference)
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, 4-6 week

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse

Yousuf, M. , Moreno, M. , Li, J. , He, L. , Royer, D. , Zhang, J. , Woodall, B. , Grace, P. and Price, T.
Diroximel fumarate acts hrough Nrf2 to attenuate methylglyoxal-induced nociception in mice and decreases ISR activation in DRG neurons. ,
bioRxivorg
 Version 1 , Preprint Dec 23 , 2023
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Golan, N. and Cafferty, W.
Dissociation of Intact Adult Mouse Cortical Projection Neurons for Single-Cell RNA-seq. ,
Star Protocols
 2 , 100941 , 2021
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 13 u/ml
Medium
Artifical Cerebrospinal Fluid
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Yousuf, M. , Samtleben, S. , Lamothe, S. , Friedman, T. , Catuneanu, A. and et al.
ER Stress in the Dorsal Root Ganglia Regulates BK Channel Physiology and Contributes to Pain Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Multiple Schlerosis ,
bioRxivorg
 , 2020
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Kramer, N. , Haney, M. , Morgens, D. , Jovicic, A. , Couthouis, J. , Li, A. , Ousey, J. , Ma, R. , Bieri, G. , Tsui, C. , Shi, Y. , Hertz, N. , Tessier-Lavigne, M. , Ichida, J. , Bassik, M. and Gitler, A.
CRISPR-Cas9 Screens in Human Cells and Primary Neurons Identify Modifiers of C9ORF72 Dipeptide-Repeat-Protein Toxicity. ,
Nat Genet
 , 2018
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Meas, S. , Nishimura, K. , Scheibinger, M. and Dabdoub, A.
,
Front Neurosci
 12 , 822 , 2018
Cells
Spiral ganglion
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Weng, Y. , An, R. , Cassin, J. , Joseph, J. , Mi, R. , Wang, C. , Zhong, C. , Jin, S. , Pfeifer, G. , Bellacosa, A. , Dong, X. , Hoke, A. , He, Z. , Song, H. and Ming, G.
An Intrinsic Epigenetic Barrier for Functional Axon Regeneration ,
Neuron
 94 , 337 , 2018
Cells
Lumbar DRG
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic 12.5
Mirsky, R. and Jessen, K.
Isolation of Schwann Cell Precursors from Rodents. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 3-15 , 2018
Cells
Schwann cell precursors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/ Ham's F-12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, P2-P12
Fangmann, L. , Teller, S. , Stupakov, P. , Friess, H. , Ceyhan, G. and Demir, I.
3D Cancer Migration Assay with Schwann Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 317-325 , 2018
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia neurons
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Xu, W. , Sachewsky, N. , Azimi, A. , Hung, M. , Gappasov, A. and Morshead, C.
Myelin Basic Protein Regulates Primitive and Definitive Neural Stem Cell Proliferation from the Adult Spinal Cord. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 485-496 , 2017
Cells
Neurospheres
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.08%
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, day 2
Clements, M. , Byrne, E. , Camarillo Guerrero, L. , Cattin, A. , Zakka, L. , Ashraf, A. , Burden, J. , Khadayate, S. , Lloyd, A. , Marguerat, S. and Parrinello, S.
The Wound Microenvironment Reprograms Schwann Cells to Invasive Mesenchymal-like Cells to Drive Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. ,
Neuron
 96 , 98-114.e7 , 2017
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 4 month
Tongtako, W. , Lehmbecker, A. , Wang, Y. , Hahn, K. , Baumgartner, W. and Gerhauser, I.
Canine Dorsal Root Ganglia Satellite Glial Cells Represent an Exceptional Cell Population with Astrocytic and Oligodendrocytic Properties. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 13915 , 2017
Cells
Satellite glial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 month
Sun, H. , Tsai, W. , Li, B. , Tao, W. , Chen, P. and Rubart, M.
Voltage-Induced Calcium Release in Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons in Adult Mice. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0148962 , 2016
Cells
Sympathetic neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Beaudet, M. , Yang, Q. , Cadau, S. , Blais, M. , Bellenfant, S. , Gros-Louis, F. and Berthod, F.
High Yield Extraction of Pure Spinal Motor Neurons, Astrocytes and Microglia from Single Embryo and Adult Mouse Spinal Cord. ,
Sci Rep
 5 , 16763 , 2015
Cells
Spinal motor neurons, astrocytes, microglia
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Ren, H. , Lu, T. , McGraw, T. and Accili, D.
Anorexia and Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Mice with Hypothalamic Ablation of Glut4 Neurons. ,
Diabetes
 64 , 405-17 , 2015
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Choi, H. , Sun, D. and Jakobs, T.
Isolation of Intact Astrocytes from the Optic Nerve Head of Adult Mice. ,
Exp Eye Res
 137 , 103-10 , 2015
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : ~20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Harris, M. , Hulseberg, P. , Ling, C. , Karman, J. , Clarkson, B. , Harding, J. , Zhang, M. , Sandor, A. , Christensen, K. , Nagy, A. , Sandor, Matyas,S. and Fabry, Z.
Immune Privilege of the CNS is not the Consequence of Limited Antigen Sampling. ,
Sci Rep
 4 , 4422 , 2014
Cells
Oligodendrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Williams, E. , Zhong, X. , Mohamed, A. , Li, R. , Liu, Y. , Dong, Q. , Ananiev, G. , Mok, J. , Lin, B. , Lu, J. , Chiao, C. , Cherney, R. , Li, H. , Zhang, S. and Chang, Q
Mutant Astrocytes Differentiated from Rett Syndrome Patients-Specific iPSCs Have Adverse Effects on Wild-Type Neurons. ,
Hum Mol Genet
 23 , 2968-80 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

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Adrenal
Bone
Brain
Cartilage
Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
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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.