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Human

Gamero-Estevez, E. , Hensel, I. , Steinhauer, M. , Müllertz, O. , Savochkina, E. , Sektioglu, I. , Stoll, B. , Derakhshani, S. , Devriese, S. , Kim, K. and Resnik-Docampo, M.
Protocol for Immune Cell Isolation, Organoid Generation, and Co-culture Establishment from Cryopreserved Whole Human Intestine. ,
Bio Protoc
 15 , e5157 , 2025
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Organoids
Human

Human

Chiu, M. , Li, C. , Yu, Y. , Liu, X. , Huang, J. , Wan, Z. , Yuen, K. and Zhou, J.
Establishing Bipotential Human Lung Organoid Culture System and Differentiation to Generate Mature Alveolar and Airway Organoids. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4657 , 2023
Cells
Lung Organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal medium
Organoids
Human

Human, adolescent

Hemeryck, L. , Hermans, F. , Chappell, J. , Kobayashi, H. , Lambrechts, D. , Lambrichts, I. , Bronckaers, A. and Vankelecom, H.
Organoids from Human Tooth Showing Epithelial Stemness Phenotype and Differentiation Potential. ,
Cell Mol Life Sci
 79 , 153 , 2022
Cells
Epithelial organoids
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Organoids
Human

Human

Vaart, J. , Böttinger, L. , Geurts, M. , Wetering, W. , Knoops, K. , Sachs, N. , Begthel, H. , Korving, J. , Lopez-Iglesias, C. , Peters, P. , Eitan, K. , Gileles-Hillel, A. and Clevers, H.
Modelling of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia using Patient-derived Airway Organoids. , EMBO Rep Vol. 22 , e52058 , 2021
Cells
Airway organoids
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.15%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Airway medium
Organoids
Human

Human

Marinucci, M. , Ercan, C. , Taha-Mehlitz, S. , Fourie, L. , Panebianco, F. , Bianco, G. , Gallon, J. , Staubli, S. , Soysal, S. , Zettl, A. , Rauthe, S. , Vosbeck, J. , Droeser, R. , Bolli, M. , Peterli, R. , Flüe, M. , Ng, C. , Kollmar, O. , Coto-Llerena, M. and Piscuoglio, S.
Standardizing Patient-Derived Organoid Generation Workflow to Avoid Microbial Contamination From Colorectal Cancer Tissues. , Front Oncol Vol. 11 , 781833 , 2021
Cells
Colorectal cancer organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Schreurs, R. , Baumdick, M. , Drewniak, A. and Bunders, M.
Co-culture of Human Intestinal Organoids and Lamina Propria-derived CD4 T Cells. , STAR Protoc Vol. 2 , 100519 , 2021
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Mansour, A. , Gonçalves, J. , Bloyd, C. , Li, H. , Fernandes, S. , Quang, D. , Johnston, S. , Parylak, S. , Jin, X. and Gage, F.
An In Vivo Model of Functional and Vascularized Human Brain Organoids. ,
Nat Biotechnol
 36 , 432-441 , 2018
Cells
Cerebral organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Fujimura, T. , Enomoto, Y. , Katsura, H. , Ogawa, T. , Baba, S. , Ogata, A. , Yamaoka, A. , Shiroguchi, K. and Morimoto, M.
Identifying a Lung Stem Cell Subpopulation by Combining Single-Cell Morphometrics, Organoid Culture, and Transcriptomics. ,
Stem Cells
 41 , 809-820 , 2023
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Elastase : 1 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Klemke, L. , Blume, J. , Oliveira, T. and Schulz-Heddergott, R.
Preparation and Cultivation of Colonic and Small Intestinal Murine Organoids Including Analysis of Gene Expression and Organoid Viability. ,
Bio Protoc
 12 , e4298 , 2022
Cells
Colonic tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Huang, L. , Desai, R. , Conrad, D. , Leite, N. , Akshinthala, D. , Lim, C. , Gonzalez, R. , Muthuswamy, L. , Gartner, Z. and Muthuswamy, S.
Commitment and Oncogene-induced Plasticity of Human Stem Cell-derived Pancreatic Acinar and Ductal Organoids. , Cell Stem Cell Vol. 28 , 1090-1104.e6 , 2021
Cells
Organoid cultures
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Charifou, E. , Sumbal, J. , Koledova, Z. , Li, H. and Chiche, A.
A Robust Mammary Organoid System to Model Lactation and Involution-like Processes. ,
Bio Protoc
 11 , e3996 , 2021
Cells
Mammary organoids
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Neal, J,, Li ,X. , Zhu, J. , Giangarra, V. , Grzeskowiak, C. , Ju, J. , Liu, I. Chiou, S. , Salahudeen, A. and Smith, A. et al
Organoid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. ,
Cell
 175 , 1972 , 2018
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200-300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

O'Rourke, K. , Ackerman, S. , Dow, L. and Lowe, S.
Isolation, Culture, and Maintenance of Mouse Intestinal Stem Cells. ,
Bio Protoc
 6 , 2016
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal Medium
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse, 8-12 week

Huch, M. , Bonfanti, P. , Boj, S. , Sato, T. , Loomans, C. , Van de Wetering, M. , Sojoodi, M. , Li, V. , Schuijers, J. , Gracanin, A. , Ringnalda, F. , Begthel, H. , Hamer, K. , Mulder, J. , Van Es, J. and De Koning, E.
Unlimited In Vitro Expansion of Adult Bi-Potent Pancreas Progenitors Through the Lgr5/R-Spondin Axis. ,
EMBO J
 32 , 2708-21 , 2013
Cells
Pancreas organoid
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.012%
Collagenase : 0.012%
Medium
DMEM
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Xue, X. and Shah, Y.
In Vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50210 , 2013
Cells
Colon tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Barthel, E. , Speer, A. , Levin, D. , Sala, F. , Hou, X. , Torashima, Y. , Wigfall, C. and Grikscheit, T.
Tissue Engineering of the Intestine in a Murine Model. ,
J Vis Exp
 70 , e4279 , 2012
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 800 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.013%
Medium
DMEM
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
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
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.