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Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Weigmann Benno, Tubbe Ingrid, Seidel Daniel, Nicolaev Alex, Becker Christoph, Neurath Markus F.
Isolation and subsequent analysis of murine lamina propria mononuclear cells from colonic tissue ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 2307-11 , 2007
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Abe, K. , Nguyen, K. , Fine, S. , Mo, J. , Shen, C. , Shenouda, S. , Corr, M. , Jung, S. , Lee, J. , Eckmann, L. and Raz, E.
Conventional Dendritic Cells Regulate the Outcome of Colonic Inflammation Independently of T Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 17022 , 2007
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Dalerba Piero, Dylla Scott J, Park In-Kyung, Liu Rui, Wang Xinhao, Cho Robert W, Hoey Timothy, Gurney Austin, Huang Emina H, Simeone Diane M, Shelton Andrew A, Parmiani Giorgio, Castelli Chiara, Clarke Michael F.
Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 10158-63 , 2007
Cells
Cancer stem cell
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Totsuka T, Kanai T, Uraushihara K, Iiyama R, Yamazaki M, Akiba H, Yagita H, Okumura K, Watanabe M.
Therapeutic effect of anti-OX40L and anti-TNF-alpha MAbs in a murine model of chronic colitis ,
Am J Physiol/Gastro
 284 , G595-603 , 2003
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Wirtz S. , Becker C. , Blumberg R. , Galle P. and Neurath M.
Treatment of T cell-dependent experimental colitis in SCID mice by local administration of an adenovirus expressing IL-18 antisense mRNA ,
J Immunol
 168(1) , 411 , 2002
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Endothelial
Human
Human, 18-68 yr
Li Wei, Sabater Alfonso L, Chen Ying-Ting, Hayashida Yasutaka, Chen Szu-Yu, He Hua, Tseng Scheffer C G.
A novel method of isolation, preservation, and expansion of human corneal endothelial cells ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 48 , 614-20 , 2007
Cells
Corneal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Endothelial
Human
Human
Muller AM, Hermanns MI, Skrzynski C, Nesslinger M, Muller KM. and Kirkpatrick CJ.
Expression of the endothelial markers PECAM-1, vWf, and CD34 in vivo and in vitro ,
Exp Mol Pathol
 72 , 221 , 2002
Cells
Pulmonary vascular endothelial cells
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.18 u/ml
Elastase : 10 u/ml
Medium
M199
Endothelial
Human
Human
Farber HW, Antonov AS, Romanov YA, Smirnov VN, Scarfo LM, Beer DJ.
Cytokine secretion by human aortic endothelial cells is related to degree of atherosclerosis ,
Am J Physiol
 262 , H1088-95 , 1992
Cells
Vascular endothelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
M-199
Endothelial
Human
Human
Sherer, G. , Fitzharris, T. , Faulk, W. and LeRoy, E.
Cultivation of Microvascular Endothelial Cells from Human Preputial Skin ,
In Vitro
 16 , 675 , 1980
Cells
Microvascular endothelial
Neonatal foreskins
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : at 1000 u/ml
Medium
Konigsberg's modification of HBSS
(See Reference)
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Luo, S. , Truong, A. and Makino, A.
Isolation of Mouse Coronary Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2016
Cells
Coronary endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Xiao, L. , McCann, J. and Dudley, A.
Isolation and Culture Expansion of Tumor-specific Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e53072 , 2015
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Kochukov, M. , Balasubramanian, A. , Abramowitz, J. , Birnbaumer, L. and Marrelli, S.
Activation of Endothelial Transient Receptor Potential C3 Channel is Required for Small Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Activation and Sustained Endothelial Hyperpolarization and Vasodilation of Cerebral Artery. ,
J Am Heart Assoc
 3 , 2014
Cells
Cerebral artery endothelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 4 u/ml
Elastase : 1 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 120 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse
Daneman, R. , Zhou, L. , Agalliu, D. , Cahoy, J. , Kaushal, A. and Barres, B.
The Mouse Blood-Brain Barrier Transcriptome: a New Resource for Understanding the Development and Function of Brain Endothelial Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 5 , e13741 , 2010
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 125 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic or yolk sac
Braren Rickmer, Hu Huiqing, Kim YungHae, Beggs HilaryE, Reichardt LouisF, Wang Rong.
Endothelial FAK is essential for vascular network stability, cell survival, and lamellipodial formation ,
J Cell Biol
 172 , 151-62 , 2006
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Endothelial
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Cha, S. , Talavera, D. , Demir, E. , Nath, A. and Sierra-Honigmann, M.
A Method of Isolation and Culture of Microvascular Endothelial Cells from Mouse Skin. ,
Microvasc Res
 70 , 198 , 2005
Cells
Microvascular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Endothelial
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Balaoing, L. , Post, A. , Lin, A. , Tseng, H. , Moake, J. and Grande-Allen, K.
Laminin Peptide-Immobilized Hydrogels Modulate Valve Endothelial Cell Hemostatic Regulation. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0130749 , 2015
Cells
Valvular endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Bovine
Bovine, fetal
Schumann, B.L. , Cody, T.E. , Miller, M.L. and Leikauf, G.D.
Isolation, Characterization, and Long-Term Culture of Fetal Bovine Tracheal Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 , 211 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Tracheal
Enzymes
Medium
Dissociation medium, CMF
Epithelial
Human
Human
Gottipamula, S. , Saraswat, S. and Sridhar, K.
Comparative Study of Isolation, Expansion and Characterization of Epithelial Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 263-271 , 2017
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Fukushima, K. and Fiocchi, C.
Paradoxical Decrease of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Epithelial Cells of Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 286 , G804-13 , 2004
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Epithelial
Human
Human
Espana EM, Romano AC, Kawakita T, Di Pascuale M, Smiddy R. and Tseng SC
Novel enzymatic isolation of an entire viable human limbal epithelial sheet ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 44(10) , 4275 , 2003
Cells
Corneal limbal epithelial sheet
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Smoot, D. , Sewchand, J. , Young, K. , Desbrodes, B. , Allen, C. and Naab, T.
A Method for Establishing Primary Cultures of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells ,
Meth Cell Sci
 22 , 133 , 2000
Cells
Gastric epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
L-15
Epithelial
Human
Human
Halbert CL, Alexander IE, Wolgamot GM, Miller AD.
Adeno-associated virus vectors transduce primary cells much less efficiently than immortalized cells ,
J Virol
 69 , 1473-9 , 1995
Cells
Nasal polyp epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Widdicombe, J.H. , Coleman, D.L. , Finkbeiner, W.E. and Tuet, I.K.
Electrical Properties of Monolayers Cultured From Cells of Human Tracheal Mucosa ,
J Appl Physiol
 58 , 1729 , 1985
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES with 5.9mM Glucose,5mM DTT
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Brann, D. , Tsukahara, T. , Weinreb, C. , Lipovsek, M. , Van den Berge, K. , Gong, B. , Chance, R. , Macaulay, I. , Chou, H. , Fletcher, R. , Das, D. , Street, K. , de Bezieux, H. , Choi, Y. , Risso, D. and Dudoit, S.
Non-Neuronal Expression of SARS-CoV-2 Entry Genes in the Olfactory System Suggests Mechanisms Underlying COVID-19-Associated Anosmia. ,
Sci. Adv.
 6 , 2020
Cells
Nasal epithelium
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Sun, F. , Xiao, G. and Qu, Z.
Isolation of Murine Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells. ,
Bio-protocol
 7 , 2017
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Mathew, R. , Degenhard,t K. , Haramaty, L. , Karp, C. and White, E.
Immortalized Mouse Epithelial Cell Models to Study the Role of Apoptosis in Cancer. ,
Methods Enzymol
 446 , 77-106 , 2008
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.025%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Wirtz S. , Becker C. , Blumberg R. , Galle P. and Neurath M.
Treatment of T cell-dependent experimental colitis in SCID mice by local administration of an adenovirus expressing IL-18 antisense mRNA ,
J Immunol
 168(1) , 411 , 2002
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Epithelial
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
Epithelial
Porcine
Porcine
De Buysscher, E. , Kennedy, J. and Mendicino, J.
Synthesis of Mucin Glycoproteins by Epithelial Cells Isolated from Swine Trachea by Specific Proteolysis ,
In Vitro
 20 , 433 , 1984
Cells
Trachea
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, adult
Vidrich, A. , Racindranath, R. , Farsi, K. and Targan, S.
A Method for the Rapid Establishment of Normal Adult Mammalian Colonic Epithelial Cell Cultures ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 (3) , 188 , 1988
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Shannon JM, Gebb SA. and Nielsen LD
Induction of alveolar type II cell differentiation in embryonic tracheal epithelium in mesenchyme-free culture ,
Development
 126 , 1675 , 1999
Cells
Tracheal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 6 day old
Evans GS, Flint N, Somers AS, Eyden B. and Potten CS.
The development of a method for the preparation of rat intestinal epithelial cell primary cultures ,
J Cell Sci
 101 , 219 , 1992
Cells
Rat intestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, SD, 200 g
Yassin, R. , Clearfield, H. , Katz, S. and Murthy, S.
Gastrin Induction of mRNA Expression in Rat Colonic Epithelium In Vitro ,
Peptides
 12 , 63 , 1991
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 µg/ml
Medium
(see reference)
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Bovine
Bovine
Terlizzi, V. , Kolibabka, M. , Burgess, J. , Hammes, H. and Harmsen, M.
The Pericytic Phenotype of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells Is Promoted by NOTCH2. ,
Stem Cells
 36 , 240-251 , 2018
Cells
Retinal endothelial
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.02%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Chicken
Chick, embryo, 6 day
Jacob Vanessa, Rothermel Andrae, Wolf Peter, Layer Paul G.
Rhodopsin, violet and blue opsin expressions in the chick are highly dependent on tissue and serum conditions ,
Cell Death Differ
 180 , 159-68 , 2005
Cells
Retinal cells
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
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.