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Heart
Rat
Rat, 1 day
Chen, Z. , Ge, Y. and Kang J.
Down-regulation of the M6P/IGF-II Receptor Increases Cell Proliferation and Reduces Apoptosis in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocytes ,
BMC Cell Biol
 5 , 15 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
F-10
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 2-4 day
Entcheva, E. , Bien, H, Yin L. , Chung, C. , Farrell, M. and Kostov, Y.
Functional Cardiac Cell Constructs on Cellulose-based Scaffolding ,
Biomaterials
 25(26) , 5753 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Rat
Rat, male, 250-300 g
Hunton DaciaL, Zou LuYun, Pang Yi, Marchase Richard B.
Adult rat cardiomyocytes exhibit capacitative calcium entry ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 286 , H1124-32 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Chen Hsiao-Huei, Mullett Steven J, Stewart Alexandre F R.
Vgl-4, a novel member of the vestigial-like family of transcription cofactors, regulates alpha1-adrenergic activation of gene expression in cardiac myocytes ,
J Biol Chem
 279 , 30800-6 , 2004
Cells
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Tamamori-Adachi, M. , Hayashida, K. , Nobori, K. , Omizu, C. , Yamada, K. , Sakamoto, N. , Kamura, T. , Fukuda, K. , Ogawa, S. , Nakayama, K. and Kitajima, S.
Down-Regulation of p27 Promotes Cell Proliferation of Rat Neonatal Cardiomyocytes Induced by Nuclear Expression of Cyclin D1 and CDK4 ,
J Biol Chem
 2279 , 50429 , 2004
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Li TS, Ito H, Kajiwara K. and Hamano K.
Long-term survival of xenografted neonatal cardiomyocytes by adenovirus-mediated CTLA4-Ig expression and CD40 blockade ,
Circulation
 108 , 1760 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, 50 g
Aberle II NS. and Ren J.
Experimental Assessment of the Role of Acetaldehyde in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy ,
Biol Proced Online
 5 , 1 , 2003
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 223 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult, 220-280g
Gordon Jennifer M, Dusting Gregory J, Woodman Owen L, Ritchie Rebecca H.
Cardioprotective action of CRF peptide urocortin against simulated ischemia in adult rat cardiomyocytes ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 284 , H330-6 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 178 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit, CF
Heart
Rat
Rat, fetal or 3-day
Tamamori-Adachi Mimi, Ito Hiroshi, Sumrejkanchanakij Piyamas, Adachi Susumu, Hiroe Michiaki, Shimizu Masato, Kawauchi Junya, Sunamori Makoto, Marumo Fumiaki, Kitajima Shigetaka, Ikeda Masa-Aki.
Critical role of cyclin D1 nuclear import in cardiomyocyte proliferation ,
Circ Res
 92 , e12-9 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-300 g
Swift Luther, McHowat Jane, Sarvazyan Narine.
Inhibition of membrane-associated calcium-independent phospholipase A2 as a potential culprit of anthracycline cardiotoxicity ,
Cancer Res
 63 , 5992-8 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.05-0.1%
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 175-200g
Tardif Annie, Julien Nathalie, Chiasson Jean-Louis, Coderre Lise.
Stimulation of glucose uptake by chronic vanadate pretreatment in cardiomyocytes requires PI 3-kinase and p38 MAPK activation ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 284 , E1055-64 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs-Ringer
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1 day
Yang Y, Liao H, Ke Q, Cai J, Xiao YF. and Morgan JP
Enhancement of nitric oxide production by methylecgonidine in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes ,
Br J Pharmacol
 135 , 188 , 2002
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, pregnant female
DeAlmeida, A. , Mustin, D. , Forman, M. , Brower, G. , Janicki, J. and Carver, W.
Effects of mast cells on the behavior of isolated heart fibroblasts: modulation of collagen remodeling and gene expression ,
J Cell Physiol
 191 , 51 , 2002
Cells
Peritoneal mast
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM (see reference)
Heart
Rat
Rat, female, 250-300 g
Liu Qinghang, Hofmann Polly A.
Antiadrenergic effects of adenosine A(1) receptor-mediated protein phosphatase 2a activation in the heart ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 283 , H1314-21 , 2002
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Ringer solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 1 day
Shimizu Tatsuya, Yamato Masayuki, Isoi Yuki, Akutsu Takumitsu, Setomaru Takeshi, Abe Kazuhiko, Kikuchi Akihiko, Umezu Mitsuo, Okano Teruo.
Fabrication of pulsatile cardiac tissue grafts using a novel 3-dimensional cell sheet manipulation technique and temperature-responsive cell culture surfaces ,
Circ Res
 90 , e40 , 2002
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal, adult, 17 day
Lam ML, Bartoli M. and Claycomb WC.
The 21-day postnatal rat ventricular cardiac muscle cell in culture as an experimental model to study adult cardiomyocyte gene expression ,
Mol Cell Biochem
 229 , 51 , 2002
Cells
Ventricular cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, male, 6-12 months old
Kitta, K. , Day, R. , Ikeda, T. and Suzuki, Y.
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Protects Cardiac Myocytes Against Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis ,
Free Radic Biol Med
 31 (7) , 902 , 2001
Cells
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
Protease : 0.55 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode's solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, newborn
Rahman A, Alam M, Rao S, Cai L, Clark LT, Shafiq S. and Siddiqui MA
Differential effects of doxorubicin on atrial natriuretic peptide expression in vivo and in vitro ,
Biol Res
 34(3-4) , 195 , 2001
Cells
Cardiac myocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult
Ren J. and Wold LE.
Measurement of Cardiac Mechanical Function in Isolated Ventricular Myocytes from Rats and Mice by Computerized Video-Based Imaging ,
Biol Proced Online
 3 , 43 , 2001
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 223 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
Tyrode solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Guo K, Searfoss G, Krolikowski D, Pagnoni M, Franks C, Clark K, Yu KT, Jaye M, Ivashchenko Y.
Hypoxia induces the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene BNIP3 ,
Cell Death Differ
 8 , 367-76 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM/M199
Heart
Rat
Rat, Harlan SD, pup
Schwartzbauer, G. and Robbins, J.
The Tumor Suppressor Gene PTEN Can Regulate Cardiac Hypertrophy and Survival ,
J Biol Chem
 276 , 35786 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Dai L, Brookes PS, Darley-Usmar VM. and Anderson PG.
Bioenergetics in cardiac hypertrophy: mitochondrial respiration as a pathological target of NO ,
Am J Physiol/Heart
 281 , H2261-H2269 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 140 u/ml
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit
Heart
Rat
Rat, Wistar, female
Pyle, W, Lester, J. and Hofmann, P.
Effects of Kappa-opioid receptor activation of myocardium ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 281 , H669 , 2001
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Ringer solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 1-2 day
Arutunyan A, Webster D, Swift L, Sarvazyan N.
Localized injury in cardiomyocyte network: a new experimental model of ischemia-reperfusion arrhythmias ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 280 , H1905-15 , 2001
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS
Heart
Rat
Rat, wistar, 2 day
Cowan DB, Poutias DN, Del Nido PJ. and McGowan FX Jr
CD14-independent activation of cardiomyocyte signal transduction by bacterial endotoxin ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 279 , H619 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM-F12
Heart
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Webster DR. and Patrick DL.
Beating rate of isolated neonatal cardiomyocytes is regulated by the stable microtubule subset ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278 , H1653 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, newborn
Kim, D. and Pleumsamran, A.
Cytoplasmic Unsaturated Free Fatty Acids Inhibit ATP-Dependent Gating of the G Protein-gated K+ Channel ,
J Gen Physiol
 115 , 287 , 2000
Cells
Atrial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.06%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, adult female
Puri S, Bansal DD, Uskokovic MR. and MacGregor RR.
Induction of tissue plasminogen activator secretion from rat heart microvascular cells by fM 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 278(2) , E293 , 2000
Cells
Heart microvascular cells
Enzymes
CLSPA : 250u/ml
Papain : 5 u/ml
Elastase : 0.8 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1-2 day
Bueno OF, De Windt LJ, Tymitz KM, Witt SA, Kimball TR, Klevitsky R, Hewett TE, Jones SP, Lefer DJ, Peng CF, Kitsis RN. and Molkentin JD.
The MEK1-ERK1/2 signaling pathway promotes compensated cardiac hypertrophy in transgenic mice ,
EMBO J
 19(23) , 6341 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 84 u/ml
Pancreatin : 0.05%
Medium
M199 medium
Heart
Rat
Rat, Winstar, 1-2 day
Maki T, Horio T, Yoshihara F, Suga S, Takeo S, Matsuo H. and Kangawa K
Effect of neutral endopeptidase inhibitor on endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide as a paracrine factor in cultured cardiac fibroblasts ,
Br J Pharmacol
 131(6) , 1204 , 2000
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 250-300g
Sun L, Chang J, Kirchhoff SR. and Knowlton AA.
Activation of HSF and selective increase in heat-shock proteins by acute dexamethasone treatment ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278(4) , H1091 , 2000
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Heart
Rat
Rat, Lewis, adult male, 300-350-g
Kim, B. , Nikolovski, J. , Bonadio, J. , Smiley, E. and Mooney, D.
Engineered Smooth Muscle Tissues: Regulating Cell Phenotype with the Scaffold ,
Exp Cell Res
 251 , 318 , 1999
Cells
Aorta, smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
Medium 199 with 20% FBS medium
Heart
Rat
Rat, 10-15 newborn, 1-2 days old
Nemec, J. , Wickman, K. and Clapham, D.
GBy Binding Increases the Open Time of IKACh: Kinetic Evidence for Multiple GBy Binding Sites ,
Biophys J
 76 , 246 , 1999
Cells
Atrial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.03%
Medium
HBSS or EBSS
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1-2 day
Matsui, T. , Li, Ling, Del Monte, F. , Fukui, Y. , Franke, T. , Hajjar, R. and Rosenzweig, A.
Adenoviral gene transfer of activated phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase and Akt inhibits apoptosis of hypoxic cardiomyocytes in vitro ,
Circulation
 100 , 2373-9 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
RPMI
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1-3 day
Adderley SR. and Fitzgerald DJ.
Oxidative damage of cardiomyocytes is limited by extracellular regulated kinases 1/2-mediated induction of cyclooxygenase-2 ,
J Biol Chem
 274 , 5038 , 1999
Cells
Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Pancreatin : 0.06%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Heart
Rat
Rat, 1-2 day
Reinecke H, Zhang M, Bartosek T. and Murry CE.
Survival, integration, and differentiation of cardiomyocyte grafts: a study in normal and injured rat hearts ,
Circulation
 100(2) , 193 , 1999
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 95 u/ml
Pancreatin : 0.06%
Medium
DMEM

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.