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Chiu, M. , Li, C. , Yu, Y. , Liu, X. , Huang, J. , Wan, Z. , Yuen, K. and Zhou, J.
Establishing Bipotential Human Lung Organoid Culture System and Differentiation to Generate Mature Alveolar and Airway Organoids. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4657 , 2023
Cells
Lung Organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal medium
Organoids
Human

Human, adolescent

Hemeryck, L. , Hermans, F. , Chappell, J. , Kobayashi, H. , Lambrechts, D. , Lambrichts, I. , Bronckaers, A. and Vankelecom, H.
Organoids from Human Tooth Showing Epithelial Stemness Phenotype and Differentiation Potential. ,
Cell Mol Life Sci
 79 , 153 , 2022
Cells
Epithelial organoids
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Organoids
Human

Human

Schröter, M. , Wang, C. , Terrigno, M. , Hornauer, P. , Huang, Z. , Jagasia, R. and Hierlemann, A.
Functional Imaging of Brain Organoids Using High-Density Microelectrode Arrays. , MRS Bull Vol. 47 , 530-544 , 2022
Cells
Cerebral organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
PBS
Organoids
Human

Human

Uzquiano, A. , Kedaigle, A. , Pigoni, M. , Paulsen, B. , Adiconis, X. , Kim, K. , Faits, T. , Nagaraja, S. , Antón-Bolaños, N. , Gerhardinger, C. , Tucewicz, A. , Murray, E. , Jin, X. , Buenrostro, J. , Chen, F. , Velasco, S. , Regev, A. , Levin, J. and Arlotta, P.
Proper Acquisition of Cell Class Identity in Organoids Allows Definition of Fate Specification Programs of the Human Cerebral Cortex ,
Cell
 185 , 3770-3788.e27 , 2022
Cells
Brain organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Organoids
Human

Human

Xue, Y. , Seiler, M. , Tang, W. , Wang, J. , Delgado, J. , McLelland, B. , Nistor, G. , Keirstead, H. and Browne, A.
Retinal Organoids On-a-Chip: a Micro-Millifluidic Bioreactor for Long-term Organoid Maintenance. ,
Lab Chip
 21 , 3361-3377 , 2021
Cells
Stem cell-derived retinal organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Organoids
Human

Human

Vaart, J. , Böttinger, L. , Geurts, M. , Wetering, W. , Knoops, K. , Sachs, N. , Begthel, H. , Korving, J. , Lopez-Iglesias, C. , Peters, P. , Eitan, K. , Gileles-Hillel, A. and Clevers, H.
Modelling of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia using Patient-derived Airway Organoids. , EMBO Rep Vol. 22 , e52058 , 2021
Cells
Airway organoids
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.15%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Airway medium
Organoids
Human

Human

Marinucci, M. , Ercan, C. , Taha-Mehlitz, S. , Fourie, L. , Panebianco, F. , Bianco, G. , Gallon, J. , Staubli, S. , Soysal, S. , Zettl, A. , Rauthe, S. , Vosbeck, J. , Droeser, R. , Bolli, M. , Peterli, R. , Flüe, M. , Ng, C. , Kollmar, O. , Coto-Llerena, M. and Piscuoglio, S.
Standardizing Patient-Derived Organoid Generation Workflow to Avoid Microbial Contamination From Colorectal Cancer Tissues. , Front Oncol Vol. 11 , 781833 , 2021
Cells
Colorectal cancer organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Schreurs, R. , Baumdick, M. , Drewniak, A. and Bunders, M.
Co-culture of Human Intestinal Organoids and Lamina Propria-derived CD4 T Cells. , STAR Protoc Vol. 2 , 100519 , 2021
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Barbar, L. , Rusielewicz, T. , Zimmer, M. , Kalpana, K. and Fossati, V.
Isolation of Human CD49f Astrocytes and iPSC-Based Neurotoxicity Assays. , STAR Protoc Vol. 1 , 100172 , 2020
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Organoids
Human

Human

Velasco, S. , Kedaigle, A. , Simmons, S. , Nash, A. , Rocha, M. , Quadrato, G. , Paulsen, B. , Nguyen, L. , Adiconis, X. , Regev, A. , Levin, J. and Arlotta, P.
Individual Brain Organoids Reproducibly Form Cell Diversity of the Human Cerebral Cortex. ,
Nature
 570 , 523-527 , 2019
Cells
Brain organoids
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
PBS
Organoids
Human

Human

Mansour, A. , Gonçalves, J. , Bloyd, C. , Li, H. , Fernandes, S. , Quang, D. , Johnston, S. , Parylak, S. , Jin, X. and Gage, F.
An In Vivo Model of Functional and Vascularized Human Brain Organoids. ,
Nat Biotechnol
 36 , 432-441 , 2018
Cells
Cerebral organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Human

Human, embryonic

Nikolić, M. , Caritg, O. , Jeng, Q. , Johnson, J. , Sun, D. , Howell, K. , Brady, J. , Laresgoiti, U. , Allen, G. , Butler, R. , Zilbauer, M. , Giangreco, A. and Rawlins, E.
Human Embryonic Lung Epithelial Tips are Multipotent Progenitors that can be Expanded In vitro as Long-term Self-renewing Organoids. ,
Elife
 6 , 2017
Cells
Lung organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Pancreas
Human
Human
Brissova, M. , Haliyur, R. , Saunders, D. , Shrestha, S. , Dai, C. , Blodgett, D. , Bottino, R. , Campbell-Thompson, M. , Aramandla, R. , Poffenberger, G. , Lindner, J. , Pan, F. , von Herrath, M. , Greiner, D. and Shultz, L.
α Cell Function and Gene Expression Are Compromised in Type 1 Diabetes. ,
Cell Rep
 22 , 2667-2676 , 2018
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 1,600u/isolation
Neutral Protease : 200 u/isolation
Deoxyribonuclease I : 12,000 u/isolation
Medium
RPMI
Pancreas
Human
Human
Cane, M. , Sutton, R. and Criddle, D.
Isolation of Human Pancreatic Acinar Cells From Rat and Human Pancreas ,
Pancreapedia
 20 , 1 , 2011
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 200 u/ml
Medium
See Reference
Pancreas
Human
Human
Li, C. , Heidt, D. , Dalerba, P. , Burant, C. , Zhang, L. , Adsay, V. , Wicha, M. , Clarke, M. and Simeone, D.
Identification of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells. ,
Cancer Res
 67 , 1030 , 2007
Cells
Pancreatic cancer stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
medium 199
Pancreas
Human
Human, 25-55 yrs old
(also porcine)
Contractor, H. , Johnson, P. , Chadwick, D. , Robertson, G. and London, N.
The Effect of UW Solution and its Components on the Collagenase Digestion of Human and Porcine Pancreas ,
Cell Transplant
 4 , 615 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.4%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human
Watt, P. , Mullen, Y. , Benhamou, P. , Hober, C. , Nomura, Y. , Watanabe, Y. , Passaro, E. , Zinner, M. and Brunicardi, F.
Simplified Semiautomated Method For Isolating Islets From the Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 26 (2) , 582 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Trypsin : Trypsin: 0.125-0.25%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Pancreas
Human
Human, adult organ donors
Warnock, G. , Rajotte, R. , Evans, M. , Ellis, D. , DeGroot, T. and Dawidson, I.
Isolation of Islets of Langerhans Following Cold Storage of Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XIX (4) , 3466 , 1987
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.6%
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Pancreas
Human
Human
Izumi, R. , Konishi, K. , Ueno, K. , Shimizu, K. , Hirosawa, H. , Takahashi, N. and Miyazaki, I.
Isolation of Human Pancreatic Islets from Cryopreserved Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XVII , 383 , 1985
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
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
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
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

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.