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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)
Spleen
Mouse

Mouse

Comeau, K. , Caillon, A. , Paradis, P. and Schiffrin, E.
Determination of Interleukin-17A and Interferon-γ Production in γδ, CD4, and CD8 T Cells Isolated from Murine Lymphoid Organs, Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Kidney, and Lung. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4679 , 2023
Cells
T cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Hou, M. , Han, J. , Li, G. , Kwon, M. , Jiang, J. , Emani, S. , Taglauer, E. , Park, J. , Choi, E. , Vodnala, M. , Fong, Y. , Emani, S. , Rosas, I. , Perrella, M. and Liu, X.
Multipotency of Mouse Trophoblast Stem Cells ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 11 , 55 , 2020
Cells
Trophoblast
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Villarreal, E. , Hewgley, W. , Lang, W. , Morton, C. , Mao, S. , Wu, J. and Sandoval, J.
In-bag Enzymatic Splenic Digestion: A Novel Alternative to Manual Morcellation? ,
J Surg Res
 218 , 209-216 , 2017
Cells
Speen
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Klebanoff, C. , Spencer, S. , Torabi-Parizi, P. , Grainger, J. , Roychoudhuri, R. , Ji, Y. , Sukumar, M. , Muranski, P. , Scott, C. , Hall, J. , Ferreyra, G. , Leonardi, A. and Borman, Z. et al.
Retinoic Acid Controls the Homeostasis of Pre-cDC-Derived Splenic and Intestinal Dendritic Cells. ,
J Exp Med
 210 , 1961 , 2013
Cells
Splenic
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Yi, T. and Cyster, J.
EBI2-Mediated Bridging Channel Positioning Supports Splenic Dendritic Cell Homeostasis and Particulate Antigen Capture. ,
Elife
 2 , e00757 , 2013
Cells
Splenocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Flano, E. , Jewell, N. , Durbin, R. and Durbin, J.
Methods Used to Study Respiratory Virus Infection. , Curr Protoc Cell Biol Vol. Chapter 26 , Unit 26.3 , 2009
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, female, 6-8 week
Abou Fakher, F. , Rachinel, N. , Klimczak, M. , Louis, J. and Doyen, N.
TLR9-Dependent Activation of Dendritic Cells by DNA from Leishmania Major Favors Th1 Cell Development and the Resolution of Lesions. ,
J Immunol
 182 , 1386 , 2009
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Abe, K. , Nguyen, K. , Fine, S. , Mo, J. , Shen, C. , Shenouda, S. , Corr, M. , Jung, S. , Lee, J. , Eckmann, L. and Raz, E.
Conventional Dendritic Cells Regulate the Outcome of Colonic Inflammation Independently of T Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 17022 , 2007
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Kang, H. , Liu, M. and Datta, S.
Low-dose Peptide Tolerance Therapy of Lupus Generates Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells That Cause Expansion of Autoantigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells and Contraction of Inflammatory Th17 Cells ,
J Immunol
 178 , 7849-58 , 2007
Cells
Splenic dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Mueller, S. , Matloubian, M. , Clemens, D, Sharpe, A. , Freeman, G. , Gangappa, S. , Larsen, C. and Ahmed, R.
Viral Targeting of Fibroblastic Reticular Cells Contributes to Immunosuppression and Persistence During Chronic Infection. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 15430 , 2007
Cells
Splenic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Benedict Chris A, De Trez Carl, Schneider Kirsten, Ha Sukwon, Patterson Ginelle, Ware Carl F.
Specific remodeling of splenic architecture by cytomegalovirus ,
PLoS Pathog
 2 , e16 , 2006
Cells
Splenic stromal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 100-400 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Siragam, V. , Crow, A. , Brinc, D. , Song, S. , Freedman, J. and Lazarus, A.
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Ameliorates ITP via Activating Fc Gamma Receptors on Dendritic Cells. ,
Nat Med
 12 , 688 , 2006
Cells
Leukocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 43 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Schiavoni, F, Mattei, F, Sestili, P, Borghi, P, Venditti, M, Morse, H, Belardelli, F. and Gabrieli, L
ICSBP is Essential for the Development of Mouse Type I Interferon-producing Cells and for the Generation and Activation of CD8a+ Dendritic Cells ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1415 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
McLellan, A. , Kapp, M. , Eggert, A. , Linden, C. , Bommhardt, U. , Brocker, E. , Kammerer, U. and Kampgen, E.
Anatomic Location and T-cell Stimulatory Functions of Mouse Dendritic Cell Subsets Defined by CD4 and CD8 Expression ,
Blood
 99 , 2084-93 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Stagg, AJ, Burke, F, Hill, S. and Knight, S.
Isolation of Mouse Spleen Dendritic Cells. ,
Methods Mol Med
 64 , 9-22 , 2001
Cells
Dentritic cells
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES/RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Brasel K, De Smedt T, Smith JL, Maliszewski CR.
Generation of murine dendritic cells from flt3-ligand-supplemented bone marrow cultures ,
Blood
 96 , 3029-39 , 2000
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS

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

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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.