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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
Skin
Frog
Frog
Nishikawa, A. , Shimizu-Nishikawa, K. and Miler, L.
Isolation, characterization, and in vitro culture of larval and adult epidermal cells of the frog Xenopus laevis ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1128 , 1990
Cells
Epidermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.18%
Medium
Barth's solution, CMF
Skin
Human
Human
Botting, Ra. , Bertram, K. , Baharlou, H. , Sandgren, K. , Fletcher, J. , Rhodes, J. , Rana, H. , Plasto, T. , Wang, X. , Lim, J. , Barnouti, L. , Kohout, M. , Papadopoulos, T. , Merten, S. , Olbourne, N. and Cunningham, A.
Phenotypic and Functional Consequences of Different Isolation Protocols on Skin Mononuclear Phagocytes. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 101 , 1393-1403 , 2017
Cells
Mononuclear phagocytes
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
RPMI-1640
Skin
Human
Human, adult
Nagel, S. , Rohr, F. , Weber, C. , Kier, J. , Siemers, F. , Kruse, C. , Danner, S. , Brandenburger, M. and Matthiessen, A.
Multipotent Nestin-Positive Stem Cells Reside in the Stroma of Human Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands and can be Propagated Robustly In Vitro. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e78365 , 2013
Cells
Epidermal stem cells
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 2.5%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, female, 18-66 yr
Huschtscha, L. , Napier, C. , Noble, J. , Bower, K. , Au, A. , Campbell, H. , Braithwaite, A. and Reddel, R.
Enhanced Isolation of Fibroblasts From Human Skin Explants. ,
Biotechniques
 53 , 239 , 2012
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Yu Hong, Fang Dong, Kumar Suresh M, Li Ling, Nguyen Thiennga K, Acs Geza, Herlyn Meenhard, Xu Xiaowei.
Isolation of a novel population of multipotent adult stem cells from human hair follicles ,
Am J Pathol
 168 , 1879-88 , 2006
Cells
Hair follicular epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Skin
Human
Human
Clark, R. , Chong, B. , Mirchandani, N. , Yamanaka, K. , Murphy, G. , Dowgiert, R. and Kupper, T.
A Novel Method for the Isolation of Skin Resident T cells from Normal and Diseased Human Skin. ,
J Invest Dermatol
 126 , 1059 , 2006
Cells
fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5%
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Skin
Human
Human
Tuan Tai-Lan, Wu Huayang, Huang Eunice Y, Chong Sheree S N, Laug Walter, Messadi Diana, Kelly Paul, Le Anh.
Increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in keloid fibroblasts may account for their elevated collagen accumulation in fibrin gel cultures ,
Am J Pathol
 162 , 1579-89 , 2003
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Hybbinette S, Bostrom M, Lindberg K.
Enzymatic dissociation of keratinocytes from human skin biopsies for in vitro cell propagation ,
Exp Dermatol
 8 , 30-8 , 1999
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.17%
Thermolysin : 0.05%
Medium
see reference
Skin
Human
Human
Judd, D. , Battista, P. and Behm, D.
Culture of Human Keratinocytes in Defined Serum-Free Medium ,
Focus
 19 (1) , 2 , 1997
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
Dulbecco's PBS
Skin
Human
Human
Harley, C. and Sherwood, S.
, Methods in Molecular Biology, Basic Cell Culture Protocols, 2nd ed. Vol. 75 , Pollard, J., and Walker, J. , Humana Press , 23 , 1997
Cells
Epidermis plus dermis
Abdomen or inner forearm
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM, M199
Skin
Human
Human
Regnier, M.
Culture of Human Karatinocytes , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 11B:4.1 , 1995
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, adult, female, breast skin
Hirel, B. , Chesne, C. , Pailgheret, J. and Guillouzo, A.
Expression of Differentiation Markers in Human Adult Keratinocytes Cultured in Submerged Conditions ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 372 , 1994
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Skin
Human
Human, neonatal foreskin
Hansbrough, J. , Cooper, M. , Cohen, R. , Spielvogel, R. , Greenleaf, G. , Bartel, R. and Naughton, G.
Evaluation of a Biodegradable Matrix Containing Cultured Human Fibroblasts as a Dermal Replacement Beneath Meshed Skin Grafts on Athymic Mice ,
Surgery
 111 (1) , 438 , 1992
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Limat, A. , Hunziker, T. , Boillat, C. , Noser, F. and Wiesmann, U.
Postmitotic Human Dermal Fibroblasts Preserve Intact Feeder Properties for Epithelial Cell Growth After Long-Term Cryopreservation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 709 , 1990
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
CMF solution
Skin
Human
Human
Peacocke, M. , Yaar, M. , Mansur, C. , Chao, M. and Gilchrest, B.
Induction of Nerve Growth Factor Receptors on Cultured Human Melanocytes ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 5282 , 1988
Cells
Melanocytes, skin/ foreskin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Skin
Human
Human
Dover, R. and Potten, C.
Cell Cycle Kinetics of Cultured Human Epidermal Keratinocytes ,
J Invest Dermatol
 80 , 423 , 1983
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, 18-30 years, male, female
McCoy, B. , Galdun, J. and Cohen, I.
Effects of Density and Cellular Aging On Collagen Synthesis and Growth Kinetics in Keloid and Normal Skin Fibroblasts ,
In Vitro
 18 (1) , 79 , 1982
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Skin
Human
Human, adult
Alitalo K, Kuismanen E, Myllyla R, Kiistala U, Asko-Seljavaara S, Vaheri A.
Extracellular matrix proteins of human epidermal keratinocytes and feeder 3T3 cells ,
J Cell Biol
 94 , 497-505 , 1982
Cells
Epidermal keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Skin
Human
Human, fetal
Davies, P. and Kerr, C.
Modification of LDL Metabolism by Growth Factors in Cultured Vascular Cells and Human Skin Fibroblasts ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 712 , 26 , 1982
Cells
Smooth muscle, fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.055%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human, newborn
Liu, S. , Eaton, M. and Karasek, M.
Growth Characteristics of Human Epidermal Keratinocytes from Newborn Foreskin in Primary and Serial Cultures ,
In Vitro
 15 (10) , 813 , 1979
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Human
Human
Rheinwald, J. and Green, H.
Serial Cultivation of Strains of Human Epidermal Kerotinocytes: The Formation of Keratinizing Colonies from Single Cells ,
Cell
 6 , 331 , 1975
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
(see reference)
Skin
Mouse
Mouse
Blanco, S. , Bandiera, R. , Popis, M. , Hussain, S. , Lombard, P. , Aleksic, J. , Sajini, A. , Tanna, H. , Cortes-Garrido, R. , Gkatza, N. , Dietmann, S. and Frye, M.
Stem Cell Function and Stress Response are Controlled by Protein Synthesis. ,
Nature
 534 , 335-40 , 2016
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Low calcium containing media
Skin
Mouse
Mouse
Jensen, U. , Ghazizadeh, S. and Owens, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Cutaneous Epithelial Stem Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 989 , 61-9 , 2013
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Skin
Mouse
Mouse, 2-3 day
Farina, G. , York, M. , Di Marzio, M. , Collins, C. , Meller, S. , Homey, B. , Rifkin, I. , Marshak-Rothstein, A. , Radstake, T. and Lafyatis, R.
Poly(I:C) Drives Type I IFN- and TGFβ-Mediated Inflammation and Dermal Fibrosis Simulating Altered Gene Expression in Systemic Sclerosis. ,
J Invest Dermatol
 130 , 2583-93 , 2010
Cells
Dermal fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
DME
Skin
Mouse
mouse
Baxter Ruth M, Crowell Thomas P, McCrann Margaret E, Frew Erica M, Gardner Humphrey.
Analysis of the tight skin (Tsk1/+) mouse as a model for testing antifibrotic agents ,
Lab Invest
 85 , 1199-209 , 2005
Cells
Dermal fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Mouse
Mouse
Takanami-Ohnishi Yoko, Amano Shinya, Kimura Sadao, Asada Sachie, Utani Atsushi, Maruyama Masumi, Osada Hiroyuki, Tsunoda Hajime, Irukayama-Tomobe Yoko, Goto Katsutoshi, Karin Michael, Sudo Tatsuhiko, Kasuya Yoshitoshi.
Essential role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in contact hypersensitivity ,
J Biol Chem
 277 , 37896-903 , 2002
Cells
Ear epidermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
PBS
Skin
Mouse
Mouse, 3-7 month
Bradshaw AD, Francki A, Motamed K, Howe C, Sage EH.
Primary mesenchymal cells isolated from SPARC-null mice exhibit altered morphology and rates of proliferation ,
Mol Biol Cell
 10 , 1569-79 , 1999
Cells
Fibroblasts, mesangial, smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Skin
Rabbit

Rabbit, Leporidae

Santos, F. , Carvalho, C. , Almeida, I. , Fagulha, T. , Rammos, F. , Barros, S. , Henriques, M. , Luís, T. and Duarte, M.
Simple Method for Establishing Primary Leporidae Skin Fibroblast Cultures. ,
Cells
 10 , 2021
Cells
Fibroblast
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/HAMSF12
Skin
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 4-8 day
Sugihara, H. and Toda, S
Primary Tissue Intact and Dissociated Cell Culture , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 3A:2.1 , 1995
Cells
Dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Skin
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 40-60 days
Laurent, S. , Mednieks, M. and Rosenfield, R.
Growth of Sebaceous Cells in Monolayer Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 83 , 1992
Cells
Sebaceous
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM with FBS
PBS
Skin
Rat
Rat, neonatal, 12-24 hr post partum
Acheson, A. , Barker, P. , Alderson, R. , Miller, F. and Murphy, R.
Detection of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-like Activity in Fibroblasts and Schwann Cells: Inhibition by Antibodies to NGF ,
Neuron
 7 , 265 , 1991
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
HEPES buffered DMEM
Skin
Rat
Rat, albino, one day old, CFN
Vaughan, F. , Gray, R. and Bernstein, I.
Growth and Differentiation of Primary Rat Keratinocytes on Synthetic Membranes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 (3) , 141 , 1986
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 1%
Medium
EBSS

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

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Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
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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.