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Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, <2 year, 200-250 kg
Heiser, A. , Ulrichs, K. and Muller-Ruchholtz, W.
Isolation of Porcine Pancreatic Islets: Low Trypsin Activity During the Isolation Procedure Guarantees Reproducible High Islet Yields ,
J Clin Lab Anal
 8 , 407 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 10-36 months, 200-300 kg
Ricordi, C. , Socci, C. , Davalli, A. , Staudacher, C. , Baro, P. , Vertova, A. , Sassi, I. , Gavazzi, F. , Pozza, G. and Di Carlo, V.
Isolation of the Elusive Pig Islet ,
Surgery
 107 (6) , 688 , 1990
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine
Iwatsuki, N. and Peterson, O.
Action of Tetraethylammonium on Calcium-Activated Potassim Channels in Pig Pancreatic Acinar Cells Studied by Patch-Clamp Single-Channel and Whole-Cell Current Recording ,
J Membr Biol
 86 , 139 , 1985
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
Saline
Pancreas
Rabbit
Rabbit, also hamster
Feldman, J. and Chapman, B.
Preparation of Islets of Langerhans from Rabbits and Hamsters by the Collagenase Digestion Technique ,
Acta Diabetol
 12 , 208 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.3% - 2.0%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, adult
Li, J. , Zhou, R. , Bie, B. , Huang, N. , Guo, Y. , Chen, H. , Shi, M. , Yang, J. , Zhang, J. and Li, Z.
Emodin and Baicalein Inhibit Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Vacuole Formation in Pancreatic Acinar Cells. ,
World J Gastroenterol
 24 , 35-45 , 2018
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Medium
Culture media
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Williams, J.
Isolation of Rodent Pancreatic Acinar Cells and Acini by Collagenase Digestion ,
Pancreapedia
 , 2010
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 300g
Verga Falzacappa, C. , Mangialardo, C. , Raffa, S. , Mancuso, A. , Piergrossi, P. , Moriggi, G. , Piro, S. , Stigliano, A. , Torrisi, M. , Brunetti, E. , Toscano, V. and Misiti, S.
The Thyroid Hormone T3 Improves Function and Survival of Rat Pancreatic Islets During In Vitro Culture. ,
Islets
 2 , 96 , 2010
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
CMRL 1066
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, adult
Williams, J. , Huang, H. , Kover, K. , Moore, W. , Berkland, C. , Singh, M. , Smirnova, I. , MacGregor, R. and Stehno-Bittel, L.
Reduction of Diffusion Barriers in Isolated Rat Islets Improves Survival, but not Insulin Secretion or Transplantation Outcome. ,
Organogenesis
 6 , 115 , 2010
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Medium
Leibowitz L-15
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, male, 7-11 week
Getty-Kaushik, L. , Richard, A. , Deeney, J. , Shirihai, O. and Corkey, B.
The CB1 Antagonist Rimonabant Decreases Insulin Hypersecretion in Rat Pancreatic Islets ,
Obesity
 17 , 1856 , 2009
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : see reference
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
MacGregor, R. , Williams, S. , Tong, P. , Kover, K. , Moore, W. and Stehno-Bittel, L.
Small Rat Islets are Superior to Large Islets in In Vitro Function and in Transplantation Outcomes. ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 290 , E771 , 2006
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 250-400g
Tian XH, Xue WJ, Ding XM, Pang XL, Teng Y, Tian PX. and Feng XS
Small intestinal submucosa improves islet survival and function during in vitro culture ,
World J Gastroenterol
 11 , 7378 , 2005
Cells
Pancreatic islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.75%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, 250-350 g
Haefliger Jacques-Antoine, Tawadros Thomas, Meylan Laure, Gurun SabineLe, Roehrich Marc-Estienne, Martin David, Thorens Bernard, Waeber Gerard.
The scaffold protein IB1/JIP-1 is a critical mediator of cytokine-induced apoptosis in pancreatic beta cells ,
J Cell Sci
 116 , 1463-9 , 2003
Cells
Pancreatic islet
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Ji B, Kopin AS, Logsdon CD.
Species differences between rat and mouse CCKA receptors determine the divergent acinar cell response to the cholecystokinin analog JMV-180 ,
J Biol Chem
 275 , 19115-20 , 2000
Cells
Ancinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Blinman TA, Gukovsky I, Mouria M, Zaninovic V, Livingston E, Pandol SJ, Gukovskaya AS.
Activation of pancreatic acinar cells on isolation from tissue: cytokine upregulation via p38 MAP kinase ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 279 , C1993-2003 , 2000
Cells
Pancreatic acini
Enzymes
CLSPA : 30 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 30 u/ml
Medium
M199
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Verspohl, E. and Wienecke, A.
The Role of Protein Kinase C in the Desensitization of Rat Pancreatic Islets to Chrolinergic stimulation ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 287 , 1998
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 126 - 196 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Takaki, R. and Ono J
Culture of Pancreatic Islet Cells , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12B:11.1 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5 - 0.9%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, S-Wistar, male, 230 - 270 g
(also mouse, 6 - 8 wk old)
Ohzato, H. , Gotoh, M. , Monden, M. , Dono, K. , Kanai, T. and Mori, T.
Improvement in the Islet Yield From a Cold-Preserved Pancreas by Pancreatic Ductal Collagenase Distention at the Time of Harvesting ,
Transplantation
 51 , 566 , 1991
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1% - 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, 200-350 g
Gotoh, M. , Maki, T. , Satomi, S. , Porter, J. , Bonner-Weir, S. , O'Hara, C. and Monaco, A.
Reproducible High Yield of Rat Islets By Stationary In Vitro Digestion Following Pancreatic Ductal or Portal Venous Collagenase Injection ,
Transplantation
 43 (5) , 725 , 1987
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Dark Agouti and Lewis rat donors, adult
Sutton, R. , Peters, M. , McShane, P. , Gray, D. and Morris, P.
An Improved Method for the Isolation of Islets of Langerhans From the Adult Rat Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XVII (6) , 1819 , 1986
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
Hank's solution
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male
Katada, T. and Ui, M.
Enhanced Insulin Secretion and Cyclic Amp Accumulation in Pancreatic Islets Due to Activation of Native Calcium Ionophores ,
J Biol Chem
 254 (2) , 469 , 1979
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 300-350 g
Wolters, G. , Konijenendijk, W. and Bouman, P.
Effects of Fasting on Insulin Secretion, Islet Glucose Metabolism, and the Cyclic Adenosine 3'5'-Monophosphate Content of Rat Pancreatic Islets In Vitro ,
Diabetes
 26 (6) , 530 , 1977
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 200 - 300 g
Shibata, A. , Ludvigsen, C. , Naber, S. , McKaneil M. and Lacy, P.
Standardization of a Digestion-Filtration Method for Isolation of Islets ,
Diabetes
 25 , 667 , 1976
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, albino, male, 150-200 g
Mangos, J. , McSherry, N. , Butcher, F. , Irwin, K. and Barber, T.
Dispersed Rat Parotid Acinar Cells (Morphological, Functional Character) ,
Am J Physiol
 229 (3) , 560 , 1975
Cells
Acinar, parotid
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Collagenase : 40-50 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
HBSS CMF
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Lewis, fetal 18-20 day gestation
(also neonatal 3-12 day old)
Braaten, J. , Jarlfors, U. , Smith, D. and Mintz, D.
Purification of Monolayer Cell Cultures of the Endocrine Pancreas ,
Tissue Cell
 7 (4) , 747 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
EBSS
(see reference)
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, male, albino, 200-300 g
Lacy, P. , Walker, M. and Fink, J.
Perifusion of Isolated Rat Islets in Vitro ,
Diabetes
 21 (10) , 987 , 1972
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
Hanks solution
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Lewis, inbred
Ballinger, W. and Lacy, P.
Transplantation of Intact Pancreatic Islets in Rats ,
Surgery
 72 (2) , 175 , 1972
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, albino, male, 400 - 500 g
Lacy, P. and Kostianovsky, M.
Method for the Isolation of Intact Islets of Langerhans from the Rat Pancreas ,
Diabetes
 16 , 35 , 1967
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.0% - 1.2%
Medium
HBSS
Parotid
Mouse
Mouse
Ogawa, M. , Oshima, M. , Imamura, A. , Sekine, Y. , Ishida, K. , Yamashita, K. , Nakajima, K. , Hirayama, M. , Tachikawa, T. and Tsuji, T.
Functional Salivary Gland Regeneration by Transplantation of a Bioengineered Organ Germ. ,
Nat Commun
 4 , 2498 , 2013
Cells
Parotid and sublingual glandular
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 50 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 100 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Parotid
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 130 g
Looms, D. , Dissing, S. , Tritsaris, K. , Pedersen, A. and Nauntofte, B.
Adrenoceptor-Activated Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Salivary Acinar Cells. ,
Adv Dent Res
 14 , 62 , 2000
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 75 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 153 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, 100-120 g
D'Silva NJ, DiJulio DH, Belton CM, Jacobson KL, Watson EL.
Immunolocalization of Rap1 in the rat parotid gland: detection on secretory granule membranes ,
J Histochem Cytochem
 45 , 965-73 , 1997
Cells
Parotid acinar cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 90 u/ml
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit Bicarbonate
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Prasad, K.N. , Edwards-Prasad, J. , Carvaiho, I. , LaRosa, F.G. , Baibinder, E. , Meyers, A. and Quissell, D.
Establishment of Primary Cultures of Rat and Human Parotid Epithelial Cells for Transfection Experiments ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 493 , 1992
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 50-75 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS CF
Parotid
Rat
Rat, SD, albino, male, 150-200 g
Mangos, J. , McSherry, N. , Butcher, F. , Irwin, K. and Barber, T.
Dispersed Rat Parotid Acinar Cells (Morphological, Functional Character) ,
Am J Physiol
 229 (3) , 560 , 1975
Cells
Acinar, parotid
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Collagenase : 40-50 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
HBSS CMF
Pituitary
Bovine
Calf, male, less then 6 months old
Hassan, H. and Merkel, R.
Perifusion Model System to Culture Bovine Hypothalamic Slices In Series with Dispersed Anterior Pituitary Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 435 , 1994
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Pituitary
Bovine
Bovine
Mason, W. and Ingram, C.
Techniques for Studying the Role of Electrical Activity in Control of Secretion by Normal Anterior Pituitary Cells , Vol. 124 , 207 , 1986
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
EBSS, CMF
Pituitary
Mouse
Mouse
Perez Millain, M. , Brinkmeier, M. , Mortensen, A. and Camper, S.
PROP1 Triggers Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Like Process in Pituitary Stem Cells. ,
Elife
 5 , 2016
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pituitary
Mouse
Mouse
Pyczek, J. , Buslei, R. , Schult, D. , Holsken, A. , Buchfelder, M. , Hess, I. , Hahn, H. and Uhmann, A.
Hedgehog Signaling Activation Induces Stem Cell Proliferation and Hormone Release in the Adult Pituitary Gland. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 24928 , 2016
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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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.