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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)
Stem
Canine
23-33 kg
Williams, S. , Kosnik, P. , Kleinert, L. , Vossman, E. , Lye, K. and Shine, M.
Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells Isolated Using an Automated Point of Care System Improve the Patency of Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Grafts. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 19 , 1295-302 , 2013
Cells
Stromal vascular
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Media 199E
Stem
Canine
Canine
Park, S. , Seo, M. , Kim, H. and Kang, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Canine Amniotic Membrane-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e44693 , 2012
Cells
Amniotic membrane MSC
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
LG-DMEM
Stem
Canine
Canine, 20-25 kg
Fischer, L. , McIlhenny, S. , Tulenko, T. , Golesorkhi, N. , Zhang, P. , Larson, R. , Lombardi, J. , Shapiro, I. and DiMuzio, P.
Endothelial Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells: Effects of Endothelial Cell Growth Supplement and Shear Force. ,
J Surg Res
 152 , 157 , 2009
Cells
Adipose stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Media-199
Stem
Equine
Equine
Vidal, M. , Robinson, S. , Lopez, M. , Paulsen, D. , Borkhsenious, O. , Johnson, J. , Moore, R. and Gimble, J.
Comparison of Chondrogenic Potential in Equine Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived from Adipose Tissue and Bone Marrow. ,
Vet Surg
 37 , 713 , 2008
Cells
Adipose derived stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Equine
Equine, 1-5 year
Vidal, M. , Kilroy, G. , Lopez, M. , Johnson, J. , Moore, R. and Gimble, J.
Characterization of Equine Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells: Adipogenic and Osteogenic Capacity and Comparison with Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. ,
Vet Surg
 36 , 613 , 2007
Cells
Adipose derived stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Alstrup, T. , Eijken, M. , Bohn, A. , Moller, B. and Damsgaard, T.
Isolation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells: Enzymatic Digestion in Combination with Mechanical Distortion to Increase Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cell Yield from Human Aspirated Fat. ,
Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol
 48 , e68 , 2019
Cells
Adipose derived stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 150-300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Stem
Human
Human
Yam, G. , Teo, E. , Setiawan, M. , Lovatt, M. , Yusoff, N. , Fuest, M. , Goh, B. and Mehta, J.
Postnatal Periodontal Ligament as a Novel Adult Stem Cell Source for Regenerative Corneal Cell Therapy. ,
J Cell Mol Med
 , 2018
Cells
Postnatal periodontal ligament
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Human
Human
Matsumura, E. , Tsuji, K. , Komori, K. , Koga, H. , Sekiya, I. and Muneta, T.
Pretreatment with IL-1β Enhances Proliferation and Chondrogenic Potential of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 181-193 , 2017
Cells
Synovial mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
MEM
Stem
Human
Human
Clark, K. , Fierro, F. , Ko, E. , Walker, N. , Arzi, B. , Tepper, C. , Dahlenburg, H. , Cicchetto, A. , Koi, A. , Marsh, L. , Murphy, W. , Fazel, N. and Borjesson, D.
Human and Feline Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Have Comparable Phenotype, Immunomodulatory Functions, and Transcriptome. ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 8 , 69 , 2017
Cells
Adipose derived mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
de Witte, S. , Lambert, E. , Merino, A. , Strini, T. , Douben, H. , O'Flynn, L. , Elliman, S. , de Klein, A. , Newsome, P. , Baan, C. and Hoogduijn, M.
Aging of Bone Marrow- and Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells During Expansion. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 798-807 , 2017
Cells
Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Stem
Human
Human
Oppliger, B. , Joerger-Messerli, M. , Simillion, C. , Mueller, M. , Surbek, D. and Schoeberlein, A.
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Umbilical Cord Wharton's Jelly Trigger Oligodendroglial Differentiation in Neural Progenitor Cells Through Cell-to-Cell Contact. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 829-838 , 2017
Cells
Wharton jelly mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 270 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Human
Human
Rigamonti, A. , Repetti, G. , Sun, C. , Price, F. , Reny, D. , Rapino, F. , Weisinger, K. , Benkler, C. , Peterson, Q. , Davidow, L. , Hansson, E. and Rubin, L.
Large-Scale Production of Mature Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in a Three-Dimensional Suspension Culture System. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 6 , 993-1008 , 2016
Cells
Motor neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Stem
Human
Human
Randelli, P. , Menon, A. , Ragone, V. , Creo P. , Alfieri, M. , Perucca, O. , Banfi, G. , Cabitza, P. , Tettamanti, G. and Anastasia, L.
Effects of the Pulsed Electromagnetic Field PST on Human Tendon Stem Cells: a Controlled Laboratory Study. ,
BMC Complement Altern Med
 16 , 293 , 2016
Cells
Tendon stem
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Stem
Human
Human
Cheng, N. , Hsieh, T. , Lai, H. and Young, T.
High Glucose-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation Promotes Stemness in Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells ,
Cytotherapy
 18 , 371-83 , 2016
Cells
Adipose stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Human
Human
Lim, J. , Razi, Z. , Law, J. , Nawi, A. , Idrus, R. and Ng, M.
MSCs can be Differentially Isolated From Maternal, Middle and Fetal Segments of the Human Umbilical Cord. ,
Cytotherapy
 18 , 1493-1502 , 2016
Cells
Wharton jelly mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Mothe, A. and Tator, C.
Isolation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Periventricular Region of the Adult Rat and Human Spinal Cord. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52732 , 2015
Cells
Spinal cord neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Stem
Human
Human
Wu, Z. , Wang, J. , Dong, R. , Wang, L. , Fan, Z. , Liu, D. and Wang, S.
Depletion of MEIS2 Inhibits Osteogenic Differentiation Potential of Human Dental Stem Cells. ,
Int J Clin Exp Med
 8 , 7220-30 , 2015
Cells
Dental mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Human
Human
Kusuma, G. , Menicanin, D. , Gronthos, S. , Manuelpillai, U. , Abumaree, M. , Pertile, M. , Brennecke, S. and Kalionis, B.
Ectopic Bone Formation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta and the Decidua. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0141246 , 2015
Cells
Decidua mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Satish, L. , Krill-Burger, J. , Gallo, P. , Etages, S. , Liu, F. , Philips, B. , Ravuri, S. , Marra, K. , LaFramboise, W. , Kathju, S. and Rubin, J.
Expression Analysis of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells During In Vitro Differentiation to an Adipocyte Lineage. ,
BMC Med Genomics
 8 , 41 , 2015
Cells
Adipose derived stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Human
Human
Charville, G. , Cheung, T. , Yoo, B. , Santos, P. , Lee, G. , Shrager, J. and Rando, T.
Ex Vivo Expansion and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Human Muscle Stem Cells. ,
Stem Cell Reports
 5 , 621 , 2015
Cells
Skeletal muscle stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 750 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F10
Stem
Human
Human
Lee, S. , Park, B. , Kim, J. , Jekarl, D. , Choi, H. , Lee, S. , Kim, M. , Kim, Y. and Park, M.
The Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor on Distinct Differentiation Potential of Cord Blood-Derived Unrestricted Somatic stem Cells and Wharton's Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 1723-31 , 2015
Cells
Wharton jelly mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Stem
Human
Human
Choudhery,M, Badowski, M, Muise, A. and Harris, D
Effect of Mild Heat Stress on the Proliferative and Differentiative Ability of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 17 , 359-68 , 2015
Cells
Mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Medium
PBS

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.