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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

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

Adipose/Fat
Adrenal
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Pancreas
Parotid
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Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
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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.