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Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 35-45 kg
Wamhoff BR, Dixon JL, Sturek M.
Atorvastatin treatment prevents alterations in coronary smooth muscle nuclear Ca2+ signaling in diabetic dyslipidemia ,
J Vasc Res
 39 , 208 , 2002
Cells
Arterial smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 294 u/ml
Elastase : 6.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.4 mg/ml
Medium
MEM
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, Yorkshire, 30kg
Sirous ZN, Fleming JB, Khalil RA.
Endothelin-1 enhances eicosanoids-induced coronary smooth muscle contraction by activating specific protein kinase C isoforms ,
Hypertension
 37 , 497-504 , 2001
Cells
Coronary smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 150 u/ml
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine
Shieh CC, Feng J, Buckner SA, Brioni JD, Coghlan MJ, Sullivan JP, Gopalakrishnan M.
Functional implication of spare ATP-sensitive K(+) channels in bladder smooth muscle cells ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 296 , 669-75 , 2001
Cells
Bladder smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine, juvenile, 30kg
Huckle WR, Drag MD, Acker WR, Powers M, McFall RC, Holder DJ, Fujita T, Stabilito II, Kim D, Ondeyka DL, Mantlo NB, Chang RS, Reilly CF, Schwartz RS, Greenlee WJ, Johnson RG.
Effects of subtype-selective and balanced angiotensin II receptor antagonists in a porcine coronary artery model of vascular restenosis ,
Circulation
 93 , 1009-19 , 1996
Cells
Coronary smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine
Xiong, Yimin, Xu, Shangzhe. and Slakey, Linda L
Modulation of Response to Adenosine in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Cultured in Defined Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 355 , 1991
Cells
Smooth muscle, aorta
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Porcine
Porcine
Fehr, T. , Dickinson, E. , Goldman, S. and Slakey, L.
Cyclic AMP Efflux is Regulated by Occupancy of The Adenosine Receptor in Pig Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells ,
J Biol Chem
 265 , 10974 , 1990
Cells
Smooth muscle
Aortic medial tissue
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.30%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 60-100 kg
Si ML, Lee TJ.
Presynaptic alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate nicotine-induced nitric oxidergic neurogenic vasodilation in porcine basilar arteries ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 298 , 122 , 2001
Cells
Superior cervical ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.12%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, juvenile
Van der Burg Michael P M, Graham John M.
Iodixanol Density Gradient Preparation in University of Wisconsin solution for porcine islet purification ,
ScientificWorldJournal
 3 , 1154-9 , 2003
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Univ of Wisconsin solution
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 3 month, 15-20 kg
Zhao, X. , Han, J. and Tang, C.
Primary Culture of Porcine Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
JOP
 2 (2) , 78 , 2001
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 1-3 year, 1.5-2.0 kg, either sex
Korbutt, G. , Elliott, J. , Ao, Z. , Smith, D. , Warnock, G. and Rajotte, R.
Large Scale Isolation, Growth, and Function of Porcine Neonatal Islet Cells ,
J Clin Invest
 97 (9) , 2119 , 1996
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, female
Brandhorst, D. , Brandhorst, H. , Hering, B. , Federlin, K. and Bretzel, R.
Islet Isolation from the Pancreas of Large Mammals and Humans: 10 Years of Experience ,
Exp Clin Endocrinol
 103 , 3 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine
Johnson, P. , van Suylichem, P. , Roberts, D. , Vos-Scheperkeuter, G. , White, S. , van Schlifgaarde, R. and London, N.
Design of a Simple, in vitro Method for Evaluation of the Efficiency of Crude Clostridium histolyticum Collagenase and its Components for Porcine Islet Isolation ,
Xenotransplantation
 2 , 165 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%-0.2%
Medium
HBSS
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
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, 1-4 day
Park, M. , Park, J. , Kim, M. , Lee, K. , Park, H. , Yun, J. , Choi, J. , Lee, E. and Lee, S.
Development of a High-Yield Technique to Isolate Spermatogonial Stem Cells From Porcine Testes. ,
J Assist Reprod Genet
 31 , 983-91 , 2014
Cells
Testicular
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, male, 8 day
Dirami G, Ravindranath N, Pursel V, Dym M.
Effects of stem cell factor and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor on survival of porcine type A spermatogonia cultured in KSOM ,
Biol Reprod
 61 , 225-30 , 1999
Cells
Seminiferous epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.15%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Reproductive
Porcine
Porcine, female
Ciereszko, R. , Petroff, B. , Ottobre, A. , Guan, Z. , Stokes, B. and Ottobre, J.
Assessment of the Mechanism by Which Prolactin Stimulates Progesterone Production by Early Corpora Lutea of Pigs ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 201 , 1998
Cells
Corpus Leuteum
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 600 u/ml
Medium
Medium 199
Skin
Porcine
Porcine, 3-4 month
Ando, W. , Kutcher, J. , Krawetz, R. , Sen, A. , Nakamura, N. , Frank, C. and Hart, D.
Clonal Analysis of Synovial Fluid Stem Cells to Characterize and Identify Stable Mesenchymal Stromal Cell/Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Phenotypes in a Porcine Model: A Cell Source with Enhanced Commitment to the Chondrogenic Lineage. ,
Cytotherapy
 16 , 776 , 2014
Cells
Synovial membrane and skin stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, 3-4 month
Ando, W. , Kutcher, J. , Krawetz, R. , Sen, A. , Nakamura, N. , Frank, C. and Hart, D.
Clonal Analysis of Synovial Fluid Stem Cells to Characterize and Identify Stable Mesenchymal Stromal Cell/Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Phenotypes in a Porcine Model: A Cell Source with Enhanced Commitment to the Chondrogenic Lineage. ,
Cytotherapy
 16 , 776 , 2014
Cells
Synovial membrane and skin stem
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, 1-4 day
Park, M. , Park, J. , Kim, M. , Lee, K. , Park, H. , Yun, J. , Choi, J. , Lee, E. and Lee, S.
Development of a High-Yield Technique to Isolate Spermatogonial Stem Cells From Porcine Testes. ,
J Assist Reprod Genet
 31 , 983-91 , 2014
Cells
Testicular
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, female, <1 year
Williams, K. , Picou, A. , Kish, S. , Giraldo, A. , Godke, R. and Bondioli, K
Isolation and Characterization of Porcine Adipose Tissue-Derived Adult Stem Cells. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 188 , 251 , 2008
Cells
Adipose mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Porcine
Porcine, male, 8 day
Dirami G, Ravindranath N, Pursel V, Dym M.
Effects of stem cell factor and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor on survival of porcine type A spermatogonia cultured in KSOM ,
Biol Reprod
 61 , 225-30 , 1999
Cells
Seminiferous epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.15%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12

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.