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Pancreas
Human
Human
Gray, D. , McShane, P. , Grant, A. and Morris, P.
A Method for Isolation of Islets of Langerhans from the Human Pancreas ,
Diabetes
 33 , 1055 , 1984
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human, infant, age 1 day-1 year
Sutherland, D. , Matas, A. , Steffes, M. and Najarian, J.
Infant Human Pancreas: A Potential Source of Islet Tissue for Transplantation ,
Diabetes
 25 (12) , 1123 , 1976
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 170-210 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Pituitary
Bovine
Calf, male, less then 6 months old
Hassan, H. and Merkel, R.
Perifusion Model System to Culture Bovine Hypothalamic Slices In Series with Dispersed Anterior Pituitary Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 435 , 1994
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Pituitary
Bovine
Bovine
Mason, W. and Ingram, C.
Techniques for Studying the Role of Electrical Activity in Control of Secretion by Normal Anterior Pituitary Cells , Vol. 124 , 207 , 1986
Cells
Pituitary
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
EBSS, CMF
Pituitary
Bovine
Bovine
Ferrara, N. , Goldsmith, P. , Fujii, D. and Weiner, R.
Culture and Characterization of Follicular Cells of the Bovine Anterior Pituitary and Pars Tuberalis , Vol. 124 , 245 , 1986
Cells
Follicular, anterior pituitary and pars tuberalis
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 µg/ml
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Pituitary
Bovine
Calf, male, 1-6 week old
Ridgway, E. , Klibanski, A. , Marorana, M. , Milbury, P. , Kieffer, J. and Chin, W.
The Effect of Somatostatin on the Release of Thyrotropin and its Subunits from Bovine Anterior Pitituary Cells in Vitro ,
Endocrinology
 112 (6) , 1937 , 1983
Cells
Pitituary
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Prostate
Human
Human
Taylor, R. , Toivanen, R. , Frydenberg, M. , Pedersen, J. , Harewood, L. , Collins, A. , Maitland, N. and Risbridger, G.
Human Epithelial Basal Cells are Cells of Origin of Prostate Cancer, Independent of CD133 Status. ,
Stem Cells
 30 , 1087 , 2012
Cells
Prostatic cancer fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 225 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 125 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Prostate
Human
Human, 52-56 yr
Le Hanh, Arnold Julia T, McFann Kimberly K, Blackman Marc R.
DHT and testosterone, but not DHEA or E2, differentially modulate IGF-I, IGFBP-2, and IGFBP-3 in human prostatic stromal cells ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 290 , E952-60 , 2006
Cells
Prostatic stromal cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Prostate
Human
Human
Nakashiro Koh-Ichi, Hara Shingo, Shinohara Yuji, Oyasu Miho, Kawamata Hitoshi, Shintani Satoru, Hamakawa Hiroyuki, Oyasu Ryoichi.
Phenotypic switch from paracrine to autocrine role of hepatocyte growth factor in an androgen-independent human prostatic carcinoma cell line, CWR22R ,
Am J Pathol
 165 , 533-40 , 2004
Cells
Prostate stromal cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Prostate
Human
Human, fetal
Levine AC, Liu XH, Greenberg PD, Eliashvili M, Schiff JD, Aaronson SA, Holland JF, Kirschenbaum A.
Androgens induce the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in human fetal prostatic fibroblasts ,
Endocrinology
 139 , 4672-8 , 1998
Cells
Prostatic fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
Levy N, Gordin M, Mamluk R, Yanagisawa M, Smith M F, Hampton J H, Meidan R.
Distinct cellular localization and regulation of endothelin-1 and endothelin-converting enzyme-1 expression in the bovine corpus luteum: implications for luteolysis ,
Endocrinology
 142 , 5254-60 , 2001
Cells
Corpus leuteal cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 420 u/ml
Medium
M-199
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine, female
Tsang PC, Poff JP, Boulton EP, Condon WA.
Four-day-old bovine corpus luteum: progesterone production and identification of matrix metalloproteinase activity in vitro ,
Biol Reprod
 53 , 1160-8 , 1995
Cells
Leuteal
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
Reproductive
Bovine
Calf, mid to late gestational
Coplen, D. , Howard, P. , Duckett, J. , Snyder, H. and Macarak, E.
Characterization of a Fibroblast Cell From the Urinary Bladder Wall ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 604 , 1994
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
Munson, L. , Chandler, S. and Schlafer, D.
Long-Term Culture of Bovine Trophoblastic Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 11 (3) , 123 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Endometrial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/EBSS
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
(also porcine, human)
Marcus, G. , Connor, L. , Domingo, M. , Tsang, B. , Downey, B. and Ainsworth, L.
Enzymatic Dissociation of Ovarian and Uterine Tissues ,
Endocr Res
 10 , 151 , 1984
Cells
Interna & corpus luteum
Endometrium
Ovarian
Uterine
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.1%
Medium
Moscona's BSS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Chen, J. and Roan, N.
Isolation and Culture of Human Endometrial Epithelial Cells and Stromal Fibroblasts. ,
Bio Protoc
 5 , 2015
Cells
Endometrial epithelial and stromal fibroblasts
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 62 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Human
Human
Evans, J. and Salamonsen, L.
Decidualized Human Endometrial Stromal Cells are Sensors of Hormone Withdrawal in the Menstrual Inflammatory Cascade. ,
Biol Reprod
 90 , 14 , 2014
Cells
Endometrial stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Reproductive
Human
Human
Patel, J. , Seppanen, E. , Chong, M. , Yeo, J. , Teo, E. , Chan, J. , Fisk, N. and Khosrotehrani, K.
Prospective Surface Marker-Based Isolation and Expansion of Fetal Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells from Human Term Placenta. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 2 , 839-47 , 2013
Cells
Endothelial colony forming
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Patel, M. , Ghosh, M. , Fahey, J. and Wira, C.
Uterine Epithelial Cells Specifically Induce Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Response to Polyinosinic-Polycytidylic Acid Independently of Estradiol. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e35654 , 2012
Cells
Uterine epithelial
Enzymes
Pancreatin : 0.34%
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Collagenase : 0.16%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Shalini, V. , Pratheep, S. , Muhammad, A. , Sharmili, V. , Elizabeth, G. and Rajesh, R.
Generation and Characterisation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Umbilical Cord and Placenta ,
Regenerative Research
 1 , 48 , 2012
Cells
Mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Reproductive
Human
Human
Steigman, S. and Fauza, D.
Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Amniotic Fluid and Placenta. ,
Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol
 Chapter 1 , Unit 1E.2 , 2007
Cells
Mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : see reference
Medium
CMF-DPBS
Reproductive
Human
Human, female
Lockwood, C. , Arcuri, F. , Toti, P. , Felice, C. , Krikun, G. , Guller, S. , Buchwalder, L. and Schatz, F.
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin-1 Beta Regulate Interleukin-8 Expression in Third Trimester Decidual Cells: Implications for the Genesis of Chorioamnionitis. ,
Am J Pathol
 169 , 1294-302 , 2006
Cells
Decidual
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 6.25 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Reproductive
Human
Human
Spessotto, P. , Bulla, R. , Danussi, C. , Radillo, O. , Cervi, M. , Monami, G. , Bossi, F. , Tedesco, F. , Doliana, R. and Colombatti, A.
EMILIN1 Represents a Major Stromal Element Determining Human Trophoblast Invasion of the Uterine Wall. ,
J Cell Sci
 119 , 4574 , 2006
Cells
Extravillanous trophoblasts and decidual stromal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1-0.25%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.02-0.05%
Medium
HBSS RPMI
Reproductive
Human
Human, female
Meter, R. , Wira, C. and Fahey, J.
Secretion of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 by Human Uterine Epithelium Directs Monocyte Migration in Culture. ,
Fertil Steril
 84 , 191 , 2005
Cells
Uterine epithelial
Enzymes
Pancreatin : 0.34%
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Collagenase : 0.16%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Teng Yan, Xue Wu-jun, Ding Xiao-ming, Feng Xin-shun, Xiang He-li, Jiang Ya-zhuo, Tian Pu-xun.
Isolation and culture of adult Sertoli cells and their effects on the function of co-cultured allogeneic islets in vitro ,
Chin Med J (Engl)
 118 , 1857-62 , 2005
Cells
Sertoli cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Reproductive
Human
Human
Wang Xin, Athayde Neil, Trudinger Brian.
Microvascular endothelial cell activation is present in the umbilical placental microcirculation in fetal placental vascular disease ,
Am J Obstet Gynecol
 190 , 596-601 , 2004
Cells
Endothelial placental
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Human
Human, female, 34-51 yr
Chan Rachel W S, Schwab Kjiana E, Gargett Caroline E.
Clonogenicity of human endometrial epithelial and stromal cells ,
Biol Reprod
 70 , 1738-50 , 2004
Cells
Endometrial epithelial and stromal cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Reproductive
Human
Human
Sun Kang, Myatt Leslie.
Enhancement of glucocorticoid-induced 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 expression by proinflammatory cytokines in cultured human amnion fibroblasts ,
Endocrinology
 144 , 5568-77 , 2003
Cells
Amnion epithelial and fibroblast
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Fahey John V, Wira Charles R.
Effect of menstrual status on antibacterial activity and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor production by human uterine epithelial cells in culture ,
J Infect Dis
 185 , 1606-13 , 2002
Cells
Uterine epithelial cells
Enzymes
Pancreatin : 0.34%
Collagenase : 0.16%
Hyaluronidase : 0.16%
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human, embryo
Oberlin, E. , Tavian, M. , Blazsek, I. and Peault, B.
Blood-forming potential of vascular endothelium in the human embryo ,
Development
 129 , 4147 , 2002
Cells
Endothelial
Hematopoietic
Stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Human
Human, female
Witz Craig A, Allsup Karen T, Montoya-Rodriguez Iris A, Vaughn Shelby L, Centonze Victoria E, Schenken Robert S.
Culture of menstrual endometrium with peritoneal explants and mesothelial monolayers confirms attachment to intact mesothelial cells ,
Hum Reprod
 17 , 2832-8 , 2002
Cells
Mesothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Reproductive
Human
Human
Zhang, S. , Wernig, M. , Duncan, I. , Brustle, O. and Thomson, J.
In Vitro Differentiation of Transplantable Neural Precursors from Human Embryonic Stem Cells ,
Nat Biotechnol
 19 , 1129 , 2001
Cells
Stem, embryonic
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.01% - 0.02%
Medium
DMEM
Reproductive
Human
Human, 20-40 yr
Arnold, J. , Kaufman, D. , Seppala, M. and Lessey, B.
Endometrial stromal cells regulate epithelial cell grownth in vitro: a new co-culture model ,
Hum Reprod
 16 , 836 , 2001
Cells
Endometrium epithelial and stromal cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Yusuf RZ, Naeem R.
Cytogenetic studies of spontaneous miscarriages: a seven year study to compare significance of primary vs. secondary culture methods for assessment of fetal karyotype yield and maternal cell contamination ,
Early Pregnancy
 5 , 121-31 , 2001
Cells
Chorionic villi
Enzymes
Trypsin : see reference
Collagenase Type 3 : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Human
Human, female, 20-40 year
Gargett CE, Bucak K, Rogers PA.
Isolation, characterization and long-term culture of human myometrial microvascular endothelial cells ,
Hum Reprod
 15 , 293-301 , 2000
Cells
Microvascular endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Reproductive
Human
Human
Friden BE, Runesson E, Hahlin M, Brannstrom M.
Evidence for nitric oxide acting as a luteolytic factor in the human corpus luteum ,
Mol Hum Reprod
 6 , 397-403 , 2000
Cells
Corpus luteum cells
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.