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Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Woolard MD, Hodge LM, Jones HP, Schoeb TR. and Simecka JW
The upper and lower respiratory tracts differ in their requirement of IFN-gamma and IL-4 in controlling respiratory mycoplasma infection and disease ,
J Immunol
 172 , 6875 , 2004
Cells
Mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640 medium
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Paine R 3rd, Wilcoxen SE, Morris SB, Sartori C, Baleeiro CE, Matthay MA. and Christensen PJ
Transgenic overexpression of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor in the lung prevents hyperoxic lung injury ,
Am J Pathol
 163 , 2397 , 2003
Cells
Alveolar epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Huaux F, Liu T, McGarry B, Ullenbruch M. and Phan SH.
Dual roles of IL-4 in lung injury and fibrosis ,
J Immunol
 170 , 2083 , 2003
Cells
Pulmonary T lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 10 mg/lung
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 ug/lung
Medium
RPMI medium
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Vermaelen KY, Carro-Muino I, Lambrecht BN. and Pauwels RA.
Specific migratory dendritic cells rapidly transport antigen from the airways to the thoracic lymph nodes ,
J Exp Med
 193 , 51 , 2001
Cells
Lung and lymph node cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Freedman SD, Katz MH, Parker EM, Laposata M, Urman MY. and Alvarez JG.
A membrane lipid imbalance plays a role in the phenotypic expression of cystic fibrosis in cftr(-/-) mice ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 96 , 13995 , 1999
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit Buffer
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, female
Hamilton-Easton A. and Eichelberger M
Virus-specific antigen presentation by different subsets of cells from lung and mediastinal lymph node tissues of influenza virus-infected mice ,
J Virol
 69 , 6359 , 1995
Cells
Antigen presenting cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 150 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Lung
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-225 g
Sunil VR, Connor AJ, Guo Y, Laskin JD. and Laskin DL
Activation of type II alveolar epithelial cells during acute endotoxemia ,
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
 282 , L872 , 2002
Cells
Type II alveolar epithelial cells
Enzymes
Elastase : 4.2 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Rat
Rat, Lewis, male, 200-250g
Steinmuller C, Franke-Ullmann G, Lohmann-Matthes ML, Emmendorffer A.
Local activation of nonspecific defense against a respiratory model infection by application of interferon-gamma: comparison between rat alveolar and interstitial lung macrophages ,
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol
 22 , 481-90 , 2000
Cells
Interstitial lung macrophages
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Terhorst, D. , Chelbi, R. , Wohn, C. , Malosse, C. , Tamoutounour, S. , Jorquera, A. , Bajenoff, M. , Dalod, M. , Malissen, B. and Henri, S.
Dynamics and Transcriptomics of Skin Dendritic Cells and Macrophages in an Imiquimod-Induced, Biphasic Mouse Model of Psoriasis. ,
J Immunol
 195 , 4953-61 , 2015
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Dubrot, J. , Duraes, F. , Potin, L. , Capotosti, F. , Brighouse, D. , Suter, T. , LeibundGut-Landmann, S. , Garbi, N. , Reith, W. , Swartz, M. and Hugues, S.
Lymph Node Stromal Cells Acquire Peptide-MHCII Complexes from Dendritic Cells and Induce Antigen-Specific CD4+T Cell Tolerance ,
J Exp Med
 211 , 1153 , 2014
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Kapasi ZF, Qin D, Kerr WG, Kosco-Vilbois MH, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) precursors in primary lymphoid tissues ,
J Immunol
 160 , 1078-84 , 1998
Cells
Follicular dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, lactating Holstein
Miranda, S. , Wang, Y. , Purdie, N. , Osborne, V. , Coomber, B. and Cant, J.
Selenomethionine Stimulates Expression of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and 3 and Growth of Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells in Primary Culture. ,
J Dairy Sci
 92 , 2670 , 2009
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 400 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine, heifer, 200kg
Weber M. , Purup S. , Vestergaard M. , Ellis S. , Scndergard-Andersen J. , Akers R. and Sejrsen K.
Contribution of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding Protein-3 to Mitogenic Activity in Bovine Mammary Extracts and Serum ,
J Endocrinol
 161 , 365 , 1999
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
M-199
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine
Gibson, C. , Vega, J. , Baumrucker, C. , Oakley, C. and Welsch, C.
Establishment And Characterization Of Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cell Lines ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 585 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.005%
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Bovine
Bovine
Baumrucker, C. , Deemer, K. , Walsh, R. , Riss, T. and Akers, R.
Primary Culture of Bovine Mammary Acini on a Collagen Matrix ,
Tissue Cell
 20 (4) , 541 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/Medium 199
Mammary
Human
Human
Labarge, M. , Garbe, J. and Stampfer, M.
Processing of Human Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastectomy Tissues for Cell Culture. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , 2013
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human, female, 15-61 yrs old
Berthon, P. , Pancino, G. , Cremoux, P. , Roseto, A. , Gespach, C. and Calvo, F.
Characterization of Normal Breast Epithelial Cells in Primary Cultures: Differentiation and Growth Factor Receptors Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 28A , 716 , 1992
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 150 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Stampfer, M. , Hallowes, R. and Hackett, A.
Growth of Normal Human Mammary Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro
 16 (5) , 415 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Mouse

Mouse, female

Sun, H. , Xu, X. and Deng, C.
Preparation of Single Epithelial Cells Suspension from Mouse Mammary Glands. ,
Bio Protoc
 10 , e3530 , 2020
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Liu, X. , Johnson, S. , Liu, S. , Kanojia, D. , Yue, W. , Singh, U. , Wang, Q, Wang Qi, Nie, Q. and Chen H.
Nonlinear Growth Kinetics of Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Implications for Cancer Stem Cell Targeted Therapy. ,
Sci Rep
 3 , 2473 , 2013
Cells
Mammary tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.020%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Cheng, N. and Lambert, D.
Mammary Transplantation of Stromal Cells and Carcinoma Cells in C57BL/6J Mice. ,
J Vis Exp
 54 , e2716 , 2011
Cells
Fibroblasts, carcinoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Boulanger CA, Smith GH.
Reducing mammary cancer risk through premature stem cell senescence ,
Oncogene
 20 , 2264-72 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial stem
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Pronase : 1.25%
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (C3H/HeN), female
Taketani, Y. and Oka, T.
EGF Stimulates Cell Proliferation and Inhibits Functional Differentiation of Mouse Mammalian Dipithelial Cells in Culture ,
Endocrinology
 113 , 871 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, female
Jones, W. and Hallowes, R.
Isolation of the Epithelial Subcomponents of the Mouse Mammary Gland for Tissue-Level Culture Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 8 (1) , 17 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/c), pregnant, 60-80 days
Ceriani, R. , Peterson, J. and Abraham, S.
Removal of Cell Surface Material by Enzymes Used to Dissociate Mammary Gland Cells ,
In Vitro
 14 , 887 , 1978
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
CMF medium
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cfC3H/Crgl, virgin, female
DeOme, K. , Miyamoto, M. , Osborn, R. , Guzman, R. and Lum, K.
Detection of Inaparent Nodule-transformed Cells in the Mammary Gland Tissues of Virgn Female BALB/cfC3H Mice ,
Cancer Res
 38 , 2103 , 1978
Cells
Nodule-transformed
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, CBA, virgin, 9/10 wk
Prop, F. and Wiepjes, G.
Improved method for preparation of single-cell suspensions from mammary glands of adult virgin mouse ,
Exp Cell Res
 61 , 451 , 1970
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
BSS, CMF
Mammary
Rat
Rat, SD
Brake P. , Zhang L. and Jefcoate C.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Cytochrome P4501B1 in Rat Mammary Fibroblasts: Evidence for Transcriptional Repression by Glucocorticoids ,
Mol Pharmacol
 54 , 825 , 1998
Cells
Mammary fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Rat
Rat, Fisher 344, virgin, 80-100 day
McGrath, M. , Palmer, S. and Nandi, S.
Differential Response of Normal Rat Mammary Epithelial Cells to Mammogenic Hormones and EGF ,
J Cell Physiol
 125 , 182 , 1985
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Miscellaneous
Human
Human
Patino WillmarD, Kang Ju-Gyeong, Matoba Satoaki, Mian OmarY, Gochuico BernadetteR, Hwang PaulM.
Atherosclerotic plaque macrophage transcriptional regulators are expressed in blood and modulated by tristetraprolin ,
Circ Res
 98 , 1282-9 , 2006
Cells
Carotid artery plaque macrophage
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Miscellaneous
Insect
Insect, Lepidoptera
Goodwin, R. and McCawley, P
Initiating Attached Cell Lines From the Lepidoptera (Insecta) ,
Meth Cell Sci
 3 , 567 , 1977
Cells
Lepitopteran
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse

Mouse

Hameed, M. , Rai, P. , Makris, M. and Weger-Lucarelli, J.
Optimized Protocol for Mouse Footpad Immune Cell Isolation for Single-cell RNA Sequencing and Flow Cytometry. ,
Star Protocols
 4 , 102409 , 2023
Cells
Leucocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
He, M. , Wu, B. , Ye, W. , Le, D. , Sinclair, A. , Padovano, V. , Chen, Y. , Li, K. , Sit, R. , Tan, M. , Caplan, M. , Neff, N. , Jan, Y. , Darmanis, S. and Jan, L.
Chloride Channels Regulate Differentiation and Barrier Functions of the Mammalian Airway. ,
Elife
 9 , 53085 , 2020
Cells
Trachea
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Atta, H. , Gheinani, A. , Wacker, A. , Heshmati, Y. , Bigger-Allen, A. , Lambrinos, G. , Gao, Y. , Bielenberg, D. and Adam, R.
A Single Cell Dissociation Approach for Molecular Analysis of Urinary Bladder in the Mouse Following Spinal Cord Injury. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Urinary bladder
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 50 u/ml
Collagenase Type 3 : 40 u/ml
Papain : 45 u/ml
Collagenase Type 6 : 20 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode solution

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.