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Colon
Human
Human
Moser, A. , Spindelboeck, W. , Strohmaier, H. , Enzinger, C. , Gattringer, T. , Fuchs, S. , Fazekas, F. , Gorkiewicz, G. , Wurm, P. , Hogenauer, C. and Khalil, M.
Mucosal Biopsy Shows Immunologic Changes of the Colon in Patients with Early MS ,
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
 4 , e362 , 2017
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Rollo, B. , Zhang, D. , Stamp, L. , Menheniott, T. , Stathopoulos, L. , Denham, M. , Dottori, M. , King, S. , Hutson, J. and Newgreen, D.
Enteric Neural Cells from Hirschsprung Disease Patients Form Ganglia in Autologous Aneuronal Colon ,
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol
 2 , 92 , 2016
Cells
Colon enteric neural
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
Colon
Human
Human
Ali, M. , Anand, S. , Tangella, K. , Ramkumar, D. and Saif, T.
Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52532 , 2015
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
VanDussen, K. , Marinshaw, J. , Shaikh, N. , Miyoshi, H. , Moon, C. , Tarr, P. , Ciorba, M. and Stappenbeck, T.
Development of an Enhanced Human Gastrointestinal Epithelial Culture System to Facilitate Patient-Based Assays. ,
Gut
 64 , 911-20 , 2015
Cells
Gastrointestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Colon
Human
Human
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Human
Human
Roig, A. , Eskiocak, U. , Hight, S. , Kim, S. , Delgado, O. , Souza, R. , Spechler, S. , Wright, W. and Shay, J.
Immortalized Epithelial Cells Derived from Human Colon Biopsies Express Stem Cell Markers and Differentiate In Vitro. ,
Gastroenterol
 138 , 1012 , 2010
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 150 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.04 mg/ml
Medium
Basal X media
Colon
Human
Human
Zhou, J. , Belov, L. , Huang, P. , Shin, J. , Solomon, M. , Chapuis, P. , Bokey, L. , Chan, C. , Clarke, C. , Clarke, S. and Christopherson, R.
Surface Antigen Profiling of Colorectal Cancer Using Antibody Microarrays With Fluorescence Multiplexing. ,
J Immunol Methods
 355 , 40 , 2010
Cells
Colorectal cancer
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Huang, E. , Hynes, M. , Zhang, T. , Ginestier, C. , Dontu, G. , Appelman, H. , Fields, J. , Wicha, M. and Boman, B.
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 is a Marker for Normal and Malignant Human Colonic Stem Cells (SC) and Tracks SC Overpopulation During Colon Tumorigenesis. ,
Cancer Res
 69 , 3382-9 , 2009
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
not listed
Colon
Human
Human
Varnat, F. , Duquet, A. , Malerba, M. , Zbinden, M. , Mas, C. , Gervaz, P. and Ruiz i Altaba, A.
Human Colon Cancer Epithelial Cells Harbour Active HEDGEHOG-GLI Signalling that is Essential for Tumour Growth, Recurrence, Metastasis and Stem Cell Survival and Expansion. ,
EMBO Mol Med
 1 , 338-51 , 2009
Cells
Colon cancer
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Colon
Human
Human
Dalerba Piero, Dylla Scott J, Park In-Kyung, Liu Rui, Wang Xinhao, Cho Robert W, Hoey Timothy, Gurney Austin, Huang Emina H, Simeone Diane M, Shelton Andrew A, Parmiani Giorgio, Castelli Chiara, Clarke Michael F.
Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 10158-63 , 2007
Cells
Cancer stem cell
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Colon
Human
Human
Fukushima, K. and Fiocchi, C.
Paradoxical Decrease of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Epithelial Cells of Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 286 , G804-13 , 2004
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Human
Human
Wang D. , Lehman R. , Donner D. , Matli M. , Warren R. and Welton M.
Expression and Endocytosis of VEGF and Its Receptors in Human Colonic Vascular Endothelial Cells ,
Am J Physiol/Gastro
 282 , G1088 , 2002
Cells
Colonic endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/5%FBS
Colon
Human
Human
Emenaker N, Calaf G, Cox D, Basson M. and Qureshi N
Short Chain Fatty Acids Differentially Modulate Cellular Phenotype and c-myc Protein Levels in Primary Human Nonmalignant and Malignant Colonocytes ,
J Nutr
 46 , 96-105 , 2001
Cells
Colonocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Colon
Human
Human
Hisamatsu, T. , Watanabe, M. , Ogata, H. , Ezaki, T. , Hozawa, S. , Ishii, H. , Kanai, T. and Hibi, T.
Interferon-Inducible Gene Family 1-8U Expression in Colitis-Associated Colon Cancer and Severely Inflamed Mucosa in Ulcerative Colitis. ,
Cancer Res
 59 , 5927-31 , 1999
Cells
Epithelial and mucosal lymphocytes
Enzymes
CLSPA : 0.02%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Human
Human
Gibson, P. , Rosella, O. , Wilson, A. , Mariadason, J. , Rickard, K. , Byron, K. and Barkla, D.
Colonic Epithelial Cell Activation and the Paradoxical Effects of Butyrate. ,
Carcinogenesis
 20 , 539 , 1999
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 50 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Ueyama H, Kiyohara T, Sawada N, Isozaki K, Kitamura S, Kondo S, Miyagawa J, Kanayama S, Shinomura Y, Ishikawa H, Ohtani T, Nezu R, Nagata S, Matsuzawa Y.
High Fas ligand expression on lymphocytes in lesions of ulcerative colitis ,
Gut
 43 , 48-55 , 1998
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 25 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Gottipamula, S. , Saraswat, S. and Sridhar, K.
Comparative Study of Isolation, Expansion and Characterization of Epithelial Cells. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 263-271 , 2017
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Hsueh, Y. , Huang, S. , Lai, J. , Ma, S. , Chen, H. , Wu, S. , Wang, T. , Sun, C. , Ma, K. , Chen, J. , Lai, C. and Ma, D.
Preservation of Epithelial Progenitor Cells from Collagenase-Digested Oral Mucosa During Ex Vivo Cultivation. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 36266 , 2016
Cells
Oral mucosal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Human
Human
VanDussen, K. , Marinshaw, J. , Shaikh, N. , Miyoshi, H. , Moon, C. , Tarr, P. , Ciorba, M. and Stappenbeck, T.
Development of an Enhanced Human Gastrointestinal Epithelial Culture System to Facilitate Patient-Based Assays. ,
Gut
 64 , 911-20 , 2015
Cells
Gastrointestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Human
Human
Widdicombe JH, Sachs LA, Morrow JL. and Finkbeiner WE.
Expansion of cultures of human tracheal epithelium with maintenance of differentiated structure and function ,
Biotechniques
 39(2) , 249 , 2005
Cells
Human tracheal epithelium
Enzymes
Protease Type XIV : 0.04%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Human
Human
Fukushima, K. and Fiocchi, C.
Paradoxical Decrease of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Epithelial Cells of Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 286 , G804-13 , 2004
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Epithelial
Human
Human
Espana EM, Romano AC, Kawakita T, Di Pascuale M, Smiddy R. and Tseng SC
Novel enzymatic isolation of an entire viable human limbal epithelial sheet ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 44(10) , 4275 , 2003
Cells
Corneal limbal epithelial sheet
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Fahlgren, A. , Hammarstrom, S. , Danielsson, A. and Hammarstrom, M.
Increased Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides and Lysozyme in Colonic Epithelial Cells of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. ,
Clin Exp Immunol
 131 , 90 , 2003
Cells
Intestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 72.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Smoot, D. , Sewchand, J. , Young, K. , Desbrodes, B. , Allen, C. and Naab, T.
A Method for Establishing Primary Cultures of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells ,
Meth Cell Sci
 22 , 133 , 2000
Cells
Gastric epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
L-15
Epithelial
Human
Human
Halbert CL, Alexander IE, Wolgamot GM, Miller AD.
Adeno-associated virus vectors transduce primary cells much less efficiently than immortalized cells ,
J Virol
 69 , 1473-9 , 1995
Cells
Nasal polyp epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
see reference
Epithelial
Human
Human
Sarosiek, J, Marshall, B, Peura, D, Guerrant, L, McCallum, R. and Little, C
The Isolation and Maintenance of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells in Primary Culture , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12B:10.1 , 1995
Cells
Gastric
Enzymes
Medium
F-12 medium
Epithelial
Human
Human
Sabatini, L. , Allen-Hoffmann, B, Warner, T. and Azen, E.
Serial Cultivation of Epithelial Cells from Human and Macaque Salivary Glands ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 939 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Human
Human
Robinson, C. and Wu, R.
Culture of Conducting Airway Epithelial Cells in Serum-Free Medium ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 95 , 1991
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
MEM, PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Emerman, J. and Wilkinson, D.
Routine Culturing of Normal, Dysplastic and Malignant Human Mammary Epithelial Cells from Small Tissue Samples ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1186 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 2.0%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Human
Human
Gruenert, D.C. , Basbaum, C.B. and Widdicombe, J.H.
Long-Term Culture of Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Epithelial Cells Grown Under Serum-Free Conditions ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 411 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Epithelial
Human
Human
Wood, L. and Neufeld, E.
A Cystic Fibrosis Phenotype in Cells Cultured from Sweat Gland Secretory Coil. Altered Kinetics of 36Cl Efflux ,
J Biol Chem
 265 , 12796 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Sweat gland
Enzymes
Medium
(see reference)
Epithelial
Human
Human
(also bovine)
Munson, L. , Chandler, S. and Schlafer, D.
Cultivation of Bovine Fetal and Adult Endometrial Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 11 (3) , 129 , 1988
Cells
Endometrial epithelial
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Human
Human
Widdicombe, J.H. , Coleman, D.L. , Finkbeiner, W.E. and Tuet, I.K.
Electrical Properties of Monolayers Cultured From Cells of Human Tracheal Mucosa ,
J Appl Physiol
 58 , 1729 , 1985
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES with 5.9mM Glucose,5mM DTT
Epithelial
Human
Human
Yankaskas, J. , Cotton, C. , Knowles, M. , Gatzy, J. and Boucher, R.
Culture of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells on Collagen Matrix Supports ,
Am Rev Respir Dis
 132 , 1281 , 1985
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Protease Type XIV : 0.1%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Epithelial
Human
Human, women, 27-49 years
Auersperg, N. , Siemens, C.H. and Myrdal, S.E.
Human Ovarian Surface Epithelium In Primary Culture ,
In Vitro
 20 , 743 , 1984
Cells
Epithelial
Ovary
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Epithelial
Human
Human, infant and neonate
Lechner, J. , Babcock, M. , Marnell, M. , Narayan, K. and Kaighn, M.
Normal Human Prostate Epithelial Cell Cultures ,
Methods Cell Biol
 21 , 195 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Prostate
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS

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.