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Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Chen, X. , Stewart, E. , Shelat, A. , Qu, C. , Bahrami, A. , Hatley, M. , Wu, G. , Bradley, C. , McEvoy, J. , Pappo, A. , Spunt, S. , Valentine, M. , Valentine, V. , Krafcik, F. , Lang, W. , Wierdl, M. and Tsurkan, L.
Targeting Oxidative Stress in Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. ,
Cancer Cell
 24 , 710-24 , 2013
Cells
Rhabdomycosarcoma tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.012%
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Sharon, Y. , Alon, L. , Glanz, S. , Servais, C. and Erez, N.
Isolation of Normal and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts from Fresh Tissues by Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , e4425 , 2013
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Mazzoleni, S. , Jachetti, E. , Morosini, S. , Grioni, M. , Piras, I. , Pala, M. , Bulfone, A. , Freschi, M. , Bellone, M. and Galli, R.
Gene Signatures Distinguish Stage-Specific Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Isolated From Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Lesions and Predict the Malignancy of Human Tumors. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 2 , 678 , 2013
Cells
Prostate tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1,600 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Vaughan, A. , Halbert, C. , Wootton, S. and Miller, A.
Lung Cancer in Mice Induced by the Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus Envelope Protein is not Maintained by Rare Cancer Stem Cells, but Tumorigenicity does Correlate with Wnt Pathway Activation. ,
Mol Cancer Res
 10 , 86 , 2012
Cells
Lung tumor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 50 u/ml
Collagenase : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, male
Watkins, S. , Zhu, Z. , Watkins, K. and Hurwitz, A.
Isolation of Immune Cells from Primary Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 64 , e3952 , 2012
Cells
Dendritic, macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase (1 or 4) : 100-200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Hamzah, J. , Kotamraju, V. , Seo, J. , Agemy, L. , Fogal, V. , Mahakian, L. , Peters, D. , Roth, L. , Gagnon, M. , Ferrara, K. and Ruoslahti, E.
Specific Penetration and Accumulation of a Homing Peptide Within Atherosclerotic Plaques of Apolipoprotein E-deficient Mice. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 108 , 7154 , 2011
Cells
Macrophages
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Rasheed, Z. , Wang, Q. and Matsui, W.
Isolation of Stem Cells from Human Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts. ,
J Vis Exp
 43 , 2169 , 2010
Cells
Pancreatic cancer stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.6 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Kwong, B. , Roberts, S. , Silberzahn, T. , Filler, R. , Neustadter, J. , Galan, A. , Reddy, S. , Lin, W. , Ellis, P. , Langford, C. , Hayday, A. and Girardi, M.
Molecular Analysis of Tumor-Promoting CD8+ T cells in Two-Stage Cutaneous Chemical Carcinogenesis. ,
J Invest Dermatol
 130 , 1726 , 2010
Cells
Tumor infiltration lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Kim, M. , Evans, D. , Wang, H. , Abbruzzese, J. , Fleming, J. and Gallick, G.
Generation of Orthotopic and Heterotopic Human Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mice. ,
Nat Protoc
 4 , 1670 , 2009
Cells
Pancreatic tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Prince, M. , Sivanandan, R. , Kaczorowski, A. , Wolf, G. , Kaplan, M. , Dalerba, P. , Weissman, I. , Clarke, M. and Ailles, L.
Identification of a Subpopulation of Cells with Cancer Stem Cell Properties in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 973 , 2007
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Oliver, T. , Read, T. , Kessler, J. , Mehmeti, A. , Wells, J. , Huynh, T. , Lin, S. and Wechsler-Reya, R.
Loss of Patched and Disruption of Granule Cell Development in a Pre-Neoplastic Stage of Medulloblastoma. ,
Development
 132 , 2425 , 2005
Cells
Granule cell precursors, pre-neoplastic and tumor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal/B27
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, 30 week
Berger, M. , Bergers, G. , Arnold, B. , Hammerling, G. and Ganss, R.
Regulator of G-protein Signaling-5 Induction in Pericytes Coincides With Active Vessel Remodeling During Neovascularization ,
Blood
 105 , 1094 , 2005
Cells
Tumor endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, 8-10 week
Hida Kyoko, Hida Yasuhiro, Amin Dhara N, Flint Alan F, Panigrahy Dipak, Morton Cynthia C, Klagsbrun Michael.
Tumor-associated endothelial cells with cytogenetic abnormalities ,
Cancer Res
 64 , 8249-55 , 2004
Cells
Tumor associated endothelial cells
Medium
see reference
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Bergers Gabriele, Song Steven, Meyer-Morse Nicole, Bergsland Emily, Hanahan Douglas.
Benefits of targeting both pericytes and endothelial cells in the tumor vasculature with kinase inhibitors ,
J Clin Invest
 111 , 1287-95 , 2003
Cells
Pancreatic tumor
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Uekusa Yasuhiro, Yu Wen-Gong, Mukai Takao, Gao Ping, Yamaguchi Nobuya, Murai Masako, Matsushima Kouji, Obika Satoshi, Imanishi Takeshi, Higashibata Yuji, Nomura Shintaro, Kitamura Yukihiko, Fujiwara Hiromi, Hamaoka Toshiyuki.
A pivotal role for CC chemokine receptor 5 in T-cell migration to tumor sites induced by interleukin 12 treatment in tumor-bearing mice ,
Cancer Res
 62 , 3751-8 , 2002
Cells
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, male
Arbiser JL, Raab G, Rohan RM, Paul S, Hirschi K, Flynn E, Price ER, Fisher DE, Cohen C, Klagsbrun M.
Isolation of mouse stromal cells associated with a human tumor using differential diphtheria toxin sensitivity ,
Am J Pathol
 155 , 723-9 , 1999
Cells
Melanoma tumor cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cfC3H)
Yang, J. , Guzman, R. , Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Primary Cultures of Mouse Mammary Tumor Epithelial Cells Embedded in Collagen Gels ,
In Vitro
 16 , 502 , 1980
Cells
Mammary tumors
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 1.0%
Medium
HBSS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cfC3H/Crgl
Hosick, H.
A Note on Growth Patterns of Epithelial Tumor Cells in Primary Culture ,
Cancer Res
 34 , 259 , 1974
Cells
Neoplastic
Epithelial tumor
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, lactating, 14 day
Kopelovich, L. , Abraham, S. , McGrath, H. , DeOme, K. and Chaikoff, I.
Metabolic Characteristics of a Naturally Ocurring Preneoplastic Tissue. I. Glycolytic Enzyme Activators of Hyperplastic Alveolar Nodule Outgrowths and Adenocarcinomas of Mouse Mammary Gland ,
Cancer Res
 26 , 1534 , 1966
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS

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Adrenal
Bone
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Liver
Lung
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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.