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Liver
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 200-250 g
Berg, T. , Boman, D. and Seglen, P.O.
Induction of Tryptophan Oxygenase in Primary Rat Liver Cell Suspensions by Glucocorticoid Hormone ,
Exp Cell Res
 72 , 571 , 1972
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
HBSS, CF
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, female, 130-160 g
Johnson, M. , Das, N. , Butcher, F. and Fain, J.
The Regulation of Gluconeogenesis in Isolated Rat Liver Cells by Glucagon, Insulin, Dibutyryl Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, and Fatty Acids ,
J Biol Chem
 247 , 3229 , 1972
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.08%
Medium
HBSS, CF
Liver
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 6-8 weeks, 80-160 G
Iype, P.
Cultures from Adult Rat Liver Cells. 1.Establishment of Monolayer Cell-Cultures from Normal Lver ,
J Cell Physiol
 78 , 281 , 1971
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 1.0%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Liver
Rat
Rat, 100-200 g
Haung, Y. and Ebner, K.
Induction of Tyrosine Aminotransferase in Isolated Liver Cells ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 191 , 161 , 1969
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.10%
Medium
HBSS, CF
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, adult, 200-300 g
Berry, M. and Friend, D.
High Yield Preparation of Isolated Rat Liver Parenchymal Cells ,
J Cell Biol
 43 , 506 , 1969
Cells
Parenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS, CF
Lung
Mouse

Mouse

Comeau, K. , Caillon, A. , Paradis, P. and Schiffrin, E.
Determination of Interleukin-17A and Interferon-γ Production in γδ, CD4, and CD8 T Cells Isolated from Murine Lymphoid Organs, Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Kidney, and Lung. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4679 , 2023
Cells
T cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Lung
Rat
Rat, male, 200-250g
Bakhramov, A, Evans, M. and Kozlowski, R
Differential effects of hypoxia on the intracellular Ca2+ concentration of myocytes isolated from different regions of the rat pulmonary arterial tree ,
Exp Physiol
 83 , 337-47 , 1998
Cells
Pulmonary arterial myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Papain : 0.15%
Elastase : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
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
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 (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, 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

Yoon, S. , Elahi, L. , Pașca, A. , Marton, R. , Gordon, A. , Revah, O. , Miura, Y. , Walczak, E. , Holdgate, G. , Fan, H. , Huguenard, J. , Geschwind, D. and Pașca, S.
Reliability of Human Cortical Organoid Generation. ,
Nat Methods
 16 , 75-78 , 2019
Cells
Cortical spheroids
Enzymes
Papain : 40 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
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
Invertebrate

Octopus vulgaris

Maselli, V. , Xu, F. , Syed, N. , Polese, G. and Cosmo, A.
A Novel Approach to Primary Cell Culture for Octopus vulgaris Neurons. ,
Front Physiol
 9 , 220 , 2018
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
L15-ASW
Miscellaneous
Invertebrate
Squid
Raman, M. and Mathew, S.
Study of Chemical Properties and Evaluation of Collagen in Mantle, Epidermal Connective Tissue and Tentacle of Indian Squid, Loligo duvauceli Orbigny. ,
J Food Sci Technol
 51 , 1509-16 , 2014
Cells
Mantle
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Papain : see reference
Medium
Phosphate buffer
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
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Kim, Y. , Wang, S. , Tymanskyj, S. , Ma, L. , Tao, H. and Zhang, L.
Dcc Mediates Functional Assembly of Peripheral Auditory Circuits. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 23799 , 2016
Cells
Cochlear
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Porcine
Porcine, 6 month
Kean, T. and Dennis, J.
Synoviocyte Derived-Extracellular Matrix Enhances Human Articular Chondrocyte Proliferation and Maintains Re-Differentiation Capacity at Both Low and Atmospheric Oxygen Tensions. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0129961 , 2015
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 660 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase Type 2 : 583 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea pig, 2-4 wk old, male, female
Firth, T. , Mawe, G. and Nelson, M.
Pharmacology and Modulation of KATP Channels by Protein Kinase C and Phosphatates in Gallbladder Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 278 , C1031 , 2000
Cells
Smooth muscle
Gallbladder
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
Krebs solution
Muscle
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, adult, 250-350 g
Jennings, L. , Xu, Q. , Firth, T. , Nelson, M. and Mawe, G.
Cholesterol Inhibits Spontaneous Action Potentials and Calcium Currents in Guinea Pig Gallbladder Smooth Muscle ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , G1017 , 1999
Cells
Smooth muscle
Gallbladder
Enzymes
Papain : 0.1%
Medium
NaCl, sodium glutamate, MgCl, KCl, glucose, Kreb's, and HEPES
Muscle
Human
Human
Malysz, J. , Rovner, E. , Wake, R. and Petkov, G.
Preparation and Utilization of Freshly Isolated Human Detrusor Smooth Muscle Cells for Characterization of 9-Phenanthrol-Sensitive Cation Currents. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Bladder smooth muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.1-0.2%
Papain : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
Digestion solution (see reference)
Muscle
Ovine
Sheep, adult and neonatal
Driska S. , Laudadio R. , Wolfson M. and Shaffer T.
A Method for Isolating Adult and Neonatal Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and Measuring Shortening Velocity ,
J Appl Physiol
 86(1) , 427 , 1999
Cells
Tracheal smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
MOPS-PSS
Muscle
Rabbit
Rabbit, chinchilla, 5-8 month, virgin, female, 2-3 kg
Peters, T. , Muller, M. and deDuve, C.
Lysosomes of the Arterial Wall. I. Isolation and Subcellular Fractionation of Cells from Normal Rabbit Aorta ,
J Exp Med
 136 , 1117 , 1972
Cells
Smooth muscle, aorta
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 800 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Rat
Rat, SD, 250 g
Jaggar JH.
Intravascular pressure regulates local and global Ca(2+) signaling in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 281 , C439-48 , 2001
Cells
Arterial smooth muscle
Enzymes
Papain : 0.03%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
see reference

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.