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Liver
Mouse
Mouse, male, 8 week
Hatano E, Brenner DA.
Akt protects mouse hepatocytes from TNF-alpha- and Fas-mediated apoptosis through NK-kappa B activation. ,
Am J Physiol/Gastro
 282 , G1357 , 2002
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Waymouth's medium
Liver
Mouse
Mouse
Sazani P. , Gemignani F. , Kang S. , Maier M. , Manoharan M. , Persmark M. , Bortner D. and Kole R.
Systemically Delivered Antisense Oligomers Up-regulate Gene Expression in Mouse Tissues ,
Nat Biotechnol
 20 , 1228 , 2002
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/ F-12
Liver
Mouse
Mouse, male, 4-10 week
Lingohr Melissa K, Bull Richard J, Kato-Weinstein Junko, Thrall Brian D.
Dichloroacetate stimulates glycogen accumulation in primary hepatocytes through an insulin-independent mechanism ,
Toxicol Sci
 68 , 508-15 , 2002
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Mouse
Mouse
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
Mouse
Mouse, 7 week
Angele MK, Knoferl MW, Schwacha MG, Ayala A, Cioffi WG, Bland KI. and Chaudry IH.
Sex steroids regulate pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine release by macrophages after trauma-hemorrhage ,
Am J Physiol
 277 , C35 , 1999
Cells
Kupffer cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Mouse
Mouse
Ling W, Lougheed M, Suzuki H, Buchan A, Kodama T, Steinbrecher UP.
Oxidized or acetylated low density lipoproteins are rapidly cleared by the liver in mice with disruption of the scavenger receptor class A type I/II gene ,
J Clin Invest
 100 , 244-52 , 1997
Cells
Nonparenchymal liver
Enzymes
Medium
Hanks
Liver
Mouse
Mouse, C3H, 6-8 weeks
Lillehaug, J. , Mondal, S. and Heidelberger, C.
Establishment of Epithelial Cell Lines from Mouse Regenerating Liver ,
In Vitro
 15 , 910 , 1979
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.10%
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Mouse
Mouse, 20-30 g
Crisp, D. and Pogson, C.
Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Enzyme Activities in Parenchymal and Non-parenchymal Cells from Mouse Liver ,
Biochem J
 126 , 1009 , 1972
Cells
Parenchymal and non-parenchymal
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Hank's w/ Insulin, 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
Lung
Mouse

Mouse

Comeau, K. , Caillon, A. , Paradis, P. and Schiffrin, E.
Determination of Interleukin-17A and Interferon-γ Production in γδ, CD4, and CD8 T Cells Isolated from Murine Lymphoid Organs, Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Kidney, and Lung. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4679 , 2023
Cells
T cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Lung
Mouse

Mouse

Horn, K. , Fulte, S. , Yang, M. , Lorenz, B. and Clark, S.
Neutrophil Responsiveness to IL-10 Impairs Clearance of Streptococcus pneumoniae from the Lungs. ,
J Leukoc Biol
 , 2023
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse

Mouse

Konishi, S. , Tata, A. and Tata, P.
Defined Conditions for Long-term Expansion of Murine and Human Alveolar Epithelial Stem Cells in Three-dimensional Cultures. , STAR Protoc Vol. 3 , 101447 , 2022
Cells
Alveolar epithelial stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.33 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Qiu, Y. , Xu, Y. , Wang, M. , Miao, M. , Zhou, H. , Xu, J. , Kong, J. , Zheng, D. , Li, R. , Zhang, R. , Guo, Y. , Li, X. , Cui, J. , Qin, C. and Zhou , X.
Flavivirus Induces and Antagonizes Antiviral RNA Interference in Both Mammals and Mosquitoes. ,
Sci. Adv.
 6 , 7989 , 2020
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Mouse
2-3 month
Wang, J. , Niu, N. , Xu, S. and Jin, Z.
A Simple Protocol for Isolating Mouse Lung Endothelial Cells. ,
Sci Rep
 9 , 1458 , 2019
Cells
Lung endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Alves CarlosRoberto, Souza RaquelSantos de, Charret KarenDos Santos, Côrtes LuziaMonteiro de Castro, Sá-Silva MatheusPereira de, Barral-Veloso Laura, Oliveira LuizFilipe Gonçalves, da Silva FranklinSouza.
Understanding serine proteases implications on Leishmania spp lifecycle. ,
Exp Parasitol
 184 , 67-81 , 2018
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Lewis, K. , Hall, J. , Kiyotake, E. , Christensen, T. , Balasubramaniam, V. and Anseth, K.
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Crosstalk Influences Cellular Behavior in a 3D Alveolus-Fibroblast Model System. ,
Biomaterials
 155 , 124 , 2018
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Sun, F. , Xiao, G. and Qu, Z.
Isolation of Murine Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells. ,
Bio-protocol
 7 , 2017
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Singer, B. , Mock, J. , D'Alessio, F. , Aggarwal, N. , Mandke, P. , Johnston, L. and Damarla, M.
Flow-Cytometric Method for Simultaneous Analysis of Mouse Lung Epithelial, Endothelial, and Hematopoietic Lineage Cells. ,
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
 310 , L796-801 , 2016
Cells
Epithelial, Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Yu, Y. , O'Koren, E. , Holten, D. , Kan, M. , Kojin, D. , Nelson, E. , Que, L. and Gunn, M.
A Protocol for the Comprehensive Flow Cytometric Analysis of Immune Cells in Normal and Inflammed Murine Non-Lymphoid Tissues ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , 1371 , 2016
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Braza, F. , Dirou, S. , Forest, V. , Sauzeau, V. , Hassoun, D. , Chesne, J. , Cheminant-Muller, M. , Sagan, C. , Magnan, A. and Lemarchand, P.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induce Suppressive Macrophages Through Phagocytosis in a Mouse Model of Asthma. ,
Stem Cells
 34 , 1836-45 , 2016
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Mohapatra, A. , Van Dyken, S. , Schneider, C. , Nussbaum, J. , Liang, H. and Locksley, R.
Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Utilize the IRF4-IL-9 Module to Coordinate Epithelial Cell Maintenance of Lung Homeostasis. ,
Mucosal Immunol
 , 2015
Cells
Alveolar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Elastase : 4 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Desai, T. , Brownfield, D. and Krasnow, M.
Alveolar Progenitor and Stem Cells in Lung Development, Renewal and Cancer. ,
Nature
 507 , 190-4 , 2014
Cells
Avelolar progenitor
Enzymes
Elastase : 3 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.33 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Kim, H. , Lee, H. , Chang, Y. , Pichavant, M. , Shore, S. , Fitzgerald, K. , Ikawura, Y. , Israel, E. , Bolger, K. , Faul, J. , DeKruyff, R. and Umetsu, D.
IL-17 Producing Innate Lymphoid Cells and the NLRP3 Inflammasone Facilitate Obescity-associated Airway Hyperractivity ,
Nat Med
 20 , 54 , 2014
Cells
Pulmonary
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Misharin, A. , Morales-Nebreda, L. , Mutlu, G. , Budinger, G. and Perlman, H.
Flow Cytometric Analysis of Macrophages and Dendritic Cell Subsets in the Mouse Lung. ,
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol
 49 , 503-10 , 2013
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Guimond, D. , Cam, N. , Hirve, N. , Duan, W. , Lambris, J. , Croft, M. and Tsoukas, C.
Regulation of Immune Responsiveness In Vivo by Disrupting an Early T-Cell Signaling Event Using a Cell-Permeable Peptide. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e63645 , 2013
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Vaughan, A. , Halbert, C. , Wootton, S. and Miller, A.
Lung Cancer in Mice Induced by the Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus Envelope Protein is not Maintained by Rare Cancer Stem Cells, but Tumorigenicity does Correlate with Wnt Pathway Activation. ,
Mol Cancer Res
 10 , 86 , 2012
Cells
Lung tumor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 50 u/ml
Collagenase : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Mouse
Mouse
Hardy, C. , LeMasurier, J. , Belz, G. , Scalzo-Inguanti, K. , Yao, J. , Xiang, S. , Kanellakis, P. , Bobik, A. , Strickland, D. , Rolland, J. , O'Hehir, R. and Plebanski, M.
Inert 50-nm Polystyrene Nanoparticles That Modify Pulmonary Dendritic Cell Function and Inhibit Allergic Airway Inflammation. ,
J Immunol
 188 , 1431 , 2012
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Driscoll, B. , Kikuchi, A. , Lau, A. , Lee, J. , Reddy, R. , Jesudason, E. , Kim, C. and Warburton, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Distal Lung Progenitor Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 879 , 109 , 2012
Cells
Lung progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Mouse
Mouse, 8-10 week
Chow, K. , Jun, D. , Helm, K. , Wagner, D. and Majka, S.
Isolation & Characterization of Hoechst(low) CD45(negative) Mouse Lung Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 56 , e3159 , 2011
Cells
Lung mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
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.