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Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Brann, D. , Tsukahara, T. , Weinreb, C. , Lipovsek, M. , Van den Berge, K. , Gong, B. , Chance, R. , Macaulay, I. , Chou, H. , Fletcher, R. , Das, D. , Street, K. , de Bezieux, H. , Choi, Y. , Risso, D. and Dudoit, S.
Non-Neuronal Expression of SARS-CoV-2 Entry Genes in the Olfactory System Suggests Mechanisms Underlying COVID-19-Associated Anosmia. ,
Sci. Adv.
 6 , 2020
Cells
Nasal epithelium
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Epithelial
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
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Pardo-Saganta, A. , Tata, P. , Law, B. , Saez, B. , Chow, R. , Prabhu, M. , Gridley, T. and Rajagopal, J.
Parent Stem Cells Can Serve as Niches for Their Daughter Cells. ,
Nature
 523 , 597-601 , 2015
Cells
Tracheal epithelial
Enzymes
Papain : 50 u/ml
Medium
See reference
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Gualdoni, S. , Baron, M. , Lakowski, J. , Decembrini, S. , Pearson, R. , Ali, R. and Sowden, J.
Isolation and Culture of Adult Ciliary Epithelial Cells, Previously Identified as Retinal Stem Cells, and Retinal Progenitor Cells. ,
Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol
 Chapter 1 , Unit 1H.4 , 2011
Cells
Cilary epithelial
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, male, 8-16 week
Breggia, A. and Himmelfarb, J.
Primary Mouse Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells have Variable Injury Tolerance to Ischemic and Chemical Mediators of Oxidative Stress. ,
Oxid Med Cell Longev
 1 , 33 , 2008
Cells
Renal tubular epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Soybean Trypsin Inhibitor : see reference
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Mathew, R. , Degenhard,t K. , Haramaty, L. , Karp, C. and White, E.
Immortalized Mouse Epithelial Cell Models to Study the Role of Apoptosis in Cancer. ,
Methods Enzymol
 446 , 77-106 , 2008
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.025%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Wirtz S. , Becker C. , Blumberg R. , Galle P. and Neurath M.
Treatment of T cell-dependent experimental colitis in SCID mice by local administration of an adenovirus expressing IL-18 antisense mRNA ,
J Immunol
 168(1) , 411 , 2002
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, female
Ishimaru N, Saegusa K, Yanagi K, Haneji N, Saito I, Hayashi Y.
Estrogen deficiency accelerates autoimmune exocrinopathy in murine Sjogren's syndrome through fas-mediated apoptosis ,
Am J Pathol
 155 , 173-81 , 1999
Cells
Salivary gland epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 750 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 500 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, fetal 12-13 day
Simon-Assmann, P. and Kedinger, M
Embryonic Gut-Dissagregated Culture , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12A:3.1 , 1995
Cells
Intestinal mesenchymal and epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Durban, E.
Submandibular Salivary Epithelial Cells , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12B:2.1 , 1995
Cells
Submandibular salivary
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse
Katayama, M. and Kan, M.
Heparin-Binding (Fibroblast) Growth Factors re Potential Autocrine Regulators of Esophageal Epithelial Cell Proliferation ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 533 , 1991
Cells
Esophageal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
PBS, CMF
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, mature, female, 6-8-wk-old
Ghosh, D. , Danielson, K. , Alston, J. and Heyner, S.
Functional Differentiation of Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells Grown on Collagen Gels or Reconstituted Basement Membranes ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 713 , 1991
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, female, 18 - 20 days
(also 20 - 22 days)
Fukamachi, H. and McLachlan, J.
Proliferation and Differentiation of Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells in Primary Serum-Free Culture: Estradiol-17B Suppresses Uterine Epithelial Proliferation Cultured on a Basement Membrane-Like Substratum ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 907 , 1991
Cells
Uterine
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, (BALB/c), male, 3-5 months
Durban, E.M.
Mouse Submandibular Salivary Epithelial Cell Growth and Differentiation in Long-Term Culture:Influence of the Extracellular Matrix ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 33 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Submandibular salivary gland
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 0.16% , 1:1 v/v
Medium
DMEM with 15 mM HEPES
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, female
Riser, M. , Huff, B. and Medina, D.
Pepsin Can Be Used To Subculture Viable Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 730 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Pepsin : 0.1% and 0.05%
Pepsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS with 0.2% EDTA, CMF
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse, (BALB/cfC3H or BALB/c) 8-12 day mid-pregnant
Yang, J. , Flynn, D. , Larson, L. and Hamamoto, S.
Growth in Primary Culture of Mouse Submandibular Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 18 , 435 , 1982
Cells
Epithelial
Submandibular gland
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cfC3H)
Yang, J. , Guzman, R. , Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Primary Cultures of Mouse Mammary Tumor Epithelial Cells Embedded in Collagen Gels ,
In Vitro
 16 , 502 , 1980
Cells
Mammary tumors
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 1.0%
Medium
HBSS
Epithelial
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
Mammary
Mouse

Mouse, female

Sun, H. , Xu, X. and Deng, C.
Preparation of Single Epithelial Cells Suspension from Mouse Mammary Glands. ,
Bio Protoc
 10 , e3530 , 2020
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Liu, X. , Johnson, S. , Liu, S. , Kanojia, D. , Yue, W. , Singh, U. , Wang, Q, Wang Qi, Nie, Q. and Chen H.
Nonlinear Growth Kinetics of Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Implications for Cancer Stem Cell Targeted Therapy. ,
Sci Rep
 3 , 2473 , 2013
Cells
Mammary tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.020%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Cheng, N. and Lambert, D.
Mammary Transplantation of Stromal Cells and Carcinoma Cells in C57BL/6J Mice. ,
J Vis Exp
 54 , e2716 , 2011
Cells
Fibroblasts, carcinoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Boulanger CA, Smith GH.
Reducing mammary cancer risk through premature stem cell senescence ,
Oncogene
 20 , 2264-72 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial stem
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Pronase : 1.25%
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/C
Kanazawa, T. and Hosick, H.
Transformed Growth Phenotype of Mouse Mammary Epithelium in Primary Culture Induced by Specific Fetal Mesenchymes ,
J Cell Physiol
 153 , 381 , 1992
Cells
Epithelium
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, virgin, female, 4 month
Beck, J. , Hosick, H. and Watkins, B.
Growth of Epithelium From a Preneoplastic Mammary Outgrowth on Response to Mammary Adipose Tissue ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (5) , 409 , 1989
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 50 µg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cCrgl), mature
Bandyopadhyay, G. , Imagawa, W. , Wallace, D. and Nandi, S.
Proliferative effects of insulin and epidermal growth factor on mouse mammary epithelial cells in primary culture ,
J Biol Chem
 263 , 7567 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.01%
Medium
Hepes buffered medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, female, 6-8 week
Ehmann, U. , Peterson, W. and Misfeldt, D.
To Grow Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
J Cell Biol
 98 , 1026 , 1984
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (C3H/HeN), female
Taketani, Y. and Oka, T.
EGF Stimulates Cell Proliferation and Inhibits Functional Differentiation of Mouse Mammalian Dipithelial Cells in Culture ,
Endocrinology
 113 , 871 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, (BALB/c/Crgl Me), female, pregnant
Riser, M. , Huff, B. and Medina, D.
Pepsin Can Be Used To Subculture Viable Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 730 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Pepsin : 0.1% and 0.05%
Pepsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS with 0.2% EDTA, CMF
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, female
Jones, W. and Hallowes, R.
Isolation of the Epithelial Subcomponents of the Mouse Mammary Gland for Tissue-Level Culture Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 8 (1) , 17 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (NMuMG), female, 2 months
Ehmann, U. and Misfeldt, D.
Mouse Mammary Cells in D-Valine Medium ,
In Vitro
 18 , 407 , 1982
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cCr1, female
Asch, B. , Burstein, N. , Vidrich, A. and Sun, T.
Identification of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells by Immunofluorescence With Rabbit and Guinea-Pig Antikeratin Antisera ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 78 , 5643 , 1981
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cfC3H)
Yang, J. , Guzman, R. , Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Primary Cultures of Mouse Mammary Tumor Epithelial Cells Embedded in Collagen Gels ,
In Vitro
 16 , 502 , 1980
Cells
Mammary tumors
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 1.0%
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, pregnant 8-12 day
Yang J, Richards J, Guzman R, Imagawa W. and Nandi S.
Sustained growth in primary culture of normal mammary epithelial cells embedded in collagen gels ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 77 , 2088 , 1980
Cells
Mammary
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.