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Kidney
Human
Human, adult
Yang, A. , Gould-Kostka, J. and Oberley, T.
In Vitro Growth and Differentiation of Human Kidney Tubular Cells on a Basement Membrane Substrate ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 (1) , 34 , 1987
Cells
Tubular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Kidney
Human
Human, adult, 14-66 years
Trifillis, A. , Regec, A. and Trump, B.
Isolation, Culture, and Charaterization of Human Renal Tubular Cells ,
J Urol
 133 , 324 , 1985
Cells
Tubular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Kidney
Human
Human
Hemstreet, G. , Enoch, P. and Pretlow, T.
Tissue Disaggregation of Human Renal Cell Carcinoma with Further Isopyknic and Isokinetic Gradient Purification ,
Cancer Res
 40 , 1043 , 1980
Cells
Malignant
Stromal
Enzymes
Papain : 0.009%
Medium
Sacks solution
Kidney
Human
Human, 24 newborn and stillborn
(also rabbit)
De Oca, H. and Malinin, T.
Dispersion and Cultivation of Renal Cells After Short-Term Storage of Kidneys ,
J Clin Microbiol
 2 , 243 , 1975
Cells
Renal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
See reference
Kidney
Porcine
Porcine, hybrid
Heussner, A. and Dietrich, D.
Primary Porcine Proximal Tubular Cells as an Alternative to Human Primary Renal Cells in Vitro: an Initial Characterization. ,
BMC Cell Biol
 14 , 55 , 2013
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Human

Human

Kucykowicz, S. , Amin, O. , Burton, A. , Swadling, L. , Schmidt, N. , Zakeri, N. , Davies, J. , Aidoo-Micah, G. , Stegmann, K. , Easom, N. , Jeffery-Smith, A. , Maini, M. and Pallett, L.
Isolation of Human Intrahepatic Leukocytes for Phenotypic and Functional Characterization by Flow Cytometry. ,
Star Protocols
 3 , 101356 , 2022
Cells
Intrahepatic leukocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Liver
Human
Human
Reuschel, E, Jilg, W. , Seelbach-Goebel, B. and Demi, L.
Comparative Purification and Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus-like Particles Produced by Recombinant Vaccinia Viruses in Human Hepatoma Cells and Human Primary Hepatocytes ,
PLoS ONE
 , 2019
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Human
Human
Pfeiffer, E. , Kegel, V. , Zeilinger, K. , Hengstler, J. , Nussler, A. , Seehofer, D. and Damm, G.
Featured Article: Isolation, Characterization, and Cultivation of Human Hepatocytes and Non-Parenchymal Liver Cells. ,
Exp Biol Med (Maywood)
 240 , 645-56 , 2015
Cells
Hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Human
Human
Werner, M. , Driftmann, S. , Kleinehr, K. , Kaiser, G. , Mathe, Z. , Treckmann, J. , Paul, A. , Skibbe, K. , Timm, J. , Canbay, A. , Gerken, G. , Schlaak, J. and Broering, R.
All-In-One: Advanced Preparation of Human Parenchymal and Non-Parenchymal Liver Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0138655 , 2015
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Human
Human
Lee, S. , Schelcher, C. , Demmel, M. , Hauner, M. and Thasler, W.
Isolation of Human Hepatocytes by a Two-Step Collagenase Perfusion Procedure. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2013
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1-0.15%
Medium
HEPES
Liver
Human
Human, fetal
Vatakis, D. , Bristol, G. , Kim, S. , Levin, B. , Liu, W. , Radu, C. , Kitchen, S. and Zack, J.
Using the BLT Humanized Mouse as a Stem Cell Based Gene Therapy Tumor Model. ,
J Vis Exp
 70 , e4181 , 2012
Cells
Liver hematopoietic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Liver
Human
Human
Torok, E. , Lutgehetmann, M. , Bierwolf, J. , Melbeck, S. , Dullmann, J. , Nashan, B. , Ma, P. and Pollok, J.
Primary Human Hepatocytes on Biodegradable Poly(l-lactic acid) Matrices: A Promising Model for Improving Transplantation Efficiency with Tissue Engineering. ,
Liver Transpl
 17 , 104 , 2011
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Human
Human
Wauthier, E. , Schmelzer, E. , Turner, W. , Zhang, L. , LeCluyse, E. , Ruiz, J. , Turner, R. , Furth, M. , Kubota, H. , Lozoya, O. , Barbier, C. , McClelland, R. , Yao, H. , Moss, N. , Bruce, A. , Ludlow, J. and Reid, L.
Hepatic Stem Cells and Hepatoblasts: Identification, Isolation, and Ex Vivo Maintenance. ,
Methods Cell Biol
 86 , 137 , 2008
Cells
Hepatic stem cells and heptoblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 0.014-0.06%
Medium
various
Liver
Human
Human
Pichard L, Raulet E, Fabre G, Ferrini JB, Ourlin JC. and Maurel P
Human hepatocyte culture ,
Methods Mol Biol
 320 , 283 , 2006
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HEPES
Liver
Human
Human
Hughes, R. , Mitry, R. , Dhawan, A. , Lehec, S. , Girlanda, R. , Rela, M. , Heaton, N. and Muiesan, P.
Isolation of Hepatocytes from Livers from Non-Heart-Beating Donors for Cell Transplantation ,
Liver Transpl
 12 , 713 , 2006
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
EBSS
Liver
Human
Human
Hussain, S. , Strom, S. , Kirby, M. , Burns, S. , Langemeijer, S. , Ueda, T. , Hsieh, M. and Tisdale, J.
Side Population Cells Derived from Adult Human Liver Generate Hepatocyte-Like Cells In Vitro. ,
Dig Dis Sci
 50 , 1755 , 2005
Cells
Hepatic side population
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02-0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Human
Human, adult
Cho JJ, Joseph B, Sappal BS, Giri RK, Wang R, Ludlow JW, Furth ME, Susick R. and Gupta S.
  Analysis of the functional integrity of cryopreserved human liver cells including xenografting in immunodeficient mice to address suitability for clinical applications ,
Liver Int
 24 , 361 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.6%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Liver
Human
Human, fetal
Malhi, H. , Irani, A. , Gagandeep, S. and Gupta, S.
Isolation of Human Progenitor Liver Epithelial Cells with Extensive Replication Capacity and Differentiation into Mature Hepatocytes. ,
J Cell Sci
 115 , 2679 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial progenitor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Human
Human
Duanmu Z. , Locke D. , Smigelski J. , Dahn M. , Falany C. , Kocarek T. and Runge-Morris M.
Effects of Dexamethasone on Aryl (SULT1A1)- and hydroxysteroid (SULT2A1)-Sulfotransferase Gene Expression in Primary Cultured Human Hepatocytes ,
Drug Metab Dispos
 30(9) , 997 , 2002
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Human
Human
(also rat)
Dandri, M. , Burda, M. , Torok, E. , Pollok, J. , Iwanska, A. , Sommer, G. and et al.
Repopulation of Mouse Liver with Human Hepatocytes and In Vivo Infection with Hepatitis B Virus ,
Hepatol
 33 , 981 , 2001
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Leffert's buffer
Liver
Human
Human
Donato M, Viitala P, Rodriguez-Antona C, Lindfors A, Castell J, Raunio H, Gomez-Lechon M, Pelkonen O.
CYP2A5/CYP2A6 expression in mouse and human hepatocytes treated with various in vivo inducers ,
Drug Metab Dispos
 28 , 1321-6 , 2000
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Human
Human
Parzefall, W. , Erber, E. , Sedivy, R. and Schulte-Hermann, R.
Testing for Induction of DNA Synthesis in Human Hepatocyte Primary Cultures by Rat Liver Tumor Promoters ,
Cancer Res
 51 , 1143 , 1991
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Human
Human
Gomez-Lechon, M. , Lopez, P. , Donato, T. , Montoya, A. , Larrauri, A. , Gimenez, P. , Trullenque, R. , Fabra, R. and Castell, J.
Culture of Human Hepatocytes From Small Surgical Liver Biopsies: Biochemical Characterization And Comparison With in vivo ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 67 , 1990
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HEPES buffer
(see reference)
Liver
Human
Human, male, 17-40 yrs.
Begue, J. , Baffet, G. , Campion, J. and Guillouzo, A.
Differential Response of Primary Cultures of Human and Rat Hepatocytes to Aflatoxin B1-Induced Cytotoxicity and Protection by the Hepatoprotective agent(+)-Cyanidanol-3 ,
Biol Cell
 63 , 327 , 1988
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HEPES buffer
Liver
Human
Human, 4 male kidney donors, age between 17 and 31
(also adult rats, male, SD, 180-200 g)
LeBot, M. , Begue, J. , Kernaleguen, D. , Robert, J. , Ratanasavanh, D. , Airiau, J. , Riche, C. and Guillouzo, A.
Different Cytotoxicity and Metabolism of Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin, Epirubicin, Esorubicin, and Idarubicin in Cultured Human and Rat Hepatocytes ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 37 (20) , 3877 , 1988
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05% & 0.025%
Medium
HEPES
(see reference)
Liver
Human
Human, 3 human kidney donors, age 20, 23, 25
Gugen-Guillouzo, C. , Campion, J. , Brissot, P. , Glaise, D. , Launois, B. , Bourel, M. and Guillouzo, A.
High Yield Preparation of Isolated Human Adult Hepatocytes by Enzymatic Perfusion of the Liver ,
Cell Biol Int Rep
 6 (6) , 625 , 1982
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HEPES
Liver
Human
Human, 51-75 years old
(also rat, guinea-pig, rabbit, dog)
Reese, J. and Byard, J.
Isolation And Culture of Adult Hepatocytes from Liver Biopsies ,
In Vitro
 17 , 935 , 1981
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 90 u/ml
Medium
CF EGTA perfusate
Liver
Human
Human
Kaighn, M.
Human Liver Cells , Tissue Culture Methods / Applications , (Kruse, P., Patterson, M. eds) , 54 , 1973
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Liver
Porcine

Porcine

Almalla, A. , Elomaa, L. , Bechtella, L. , Daneshgar, A. , Yavvari, P. and Mahfouz, Z.
Papain-Based Solubilization of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for the Preparation of Bioactive, Thermosensitive Pregels. , Biomacromolecules Vol. 24 , 5620-5637 , 2023
Cells
Decellularized Extracellular Matrix
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
PBS
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, mini-pig, 13 kg
Meng, F. , Chen, Z. , Han, M. , Hu, X. , He, X. , Liu, Y. , He, W. , Huang, W. , Guo, H. and Zhou, P.
Porcine Hepatocyte Isolation and Reversible Immortalization Mediated by Retroviral Transfer and Site-Specific Recombination. ,
World J Gastroenterol
 16 , 1660 , 2010
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : see reference
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, Yorkshire, male, 21 day
Terner, M. , Gilmore, W.J. , Lou, Y. and Squires, E.J.
The Role of CYP2A and CYP2E1 in the Metabolism of 3-Methylindole in Primary Cultured Porcine Hepatocytes. ,
Drug Metab Dispos
 34 , 848 , 2006
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, Chinese mini pig, 6-10 kg
Li, J, Li, L. , Chao, H. , Yang, Q. , Liu, X. , Sheng, J. , Yu, H. and Huang, J
Isolation and Short Term Cultivation of Swine Hepatocytes for Bioartificial Liver Support System. ,
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int
 4 , 249 , 2005
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 125 u/ml
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, male, 2-3 week
Raman Priya, Donkin Shawn S, Spurlock Michael E.
Regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism by leptin in pig and rat primary hepatocyte cultures ,
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
 286 , R206-16 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, one week
Wang Y. , Liu H. , Guo H. , Wen H. and Liu J.
Primary Hepatocyte Culture in Collagen Gel Mixture and Collagen Sandwich ,
World J Gastroenterol
 10 , 699 , 2004
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, adult
Zhou X, Liu L, Kano J, Mukaiyama T. and Tokiwa T.
Isolation and Cultivation of Porcine Hepatocytes for Extracorporeal Artificial Liver Support System ,
Chin Med J
 114 , 946 , 2001
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
MEM
Liver
Porcine
Porcine, male, 6-40 kg
Gerlach, J. , Brombacher, J. , Smith, M. and Neuhaus, P.
High Yield Hepatocyte Isolation from Pig Livers for Investigation of Hybrid Liver Support Systems: Influence of Collagenase Concentration and Body Weight ,
J Surg Res
 62 (1) , 85 , 1996
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.8%
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.