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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
Miscellaneous
Mouse

Mouse

Hameed, M. , Rai, P. , Makris, M. and Weger-Lucarelli, J.
Optimized Protocol for Mouse Footpad Immune Cell Isolation for Single-cell RNA Sequencing and Flow Cytometry. ,
Star Protocols
 4 , 102409 , 2023
Cells
Leucocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Huang, L. , Desai, R. , Conrad, D. , Leite, N. , Akshinthala, D. , Lim, C. , Gonzalez, R. , Muthuswamy, L. , Gartner, Z. and Muthuswamy, S.
Commitment and Oncogene-induced Plasticity of Human Stem Cell-derived Pancreatic Acinar and Ductal Organoids. , Cell Stem Cell Vol. 28 , 1090-1104.e6 , 2021
Cells
Organoid cultures
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.1%
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
He, M. , Wu, B. , Ye, W. , Le, D. , Sinclair, A. , Padovano, V. , Chen, Y. , Li, K. , Sit, R. , Tan, M. , Caplan, M. , Neff, N. , Jan, Y. , Darmanis, S. and Jan, L.
Chloride Channels Regulate Differentiation and Barrier Functions of the Mammalian Airway. ,
Elife
 9 , 53085 , 2020
Cells
Trachea
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.1%
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Foster, D. , Marshall, C. , Gulati, G. , Chinta, M. , Nguyen, A. , Salhotra, A. , Jones, R. , Burcham, A. , Lerbs, T. , Cui, L. , King, M. , Titan, A. , Ransom, R. , Manjunath, A. , Hu, M. and Blackshear, C.
Elucidating the Fundamental Fibrotic Processes Driving Abdominal Adhesion Formation. ,
Nat Commun
 11 , 4061 , 2020
Cells
Adhesion fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Atta, H. , Gheinani, A. , Wacker, A. , Heshmati, Y. , Bigger-Allen, A. , Lambrinos, G. , Gao, Y. , Bielenberg, D. and Adam, R.
A Single Cell Dissociation Approach for Molecular Analysis of Urinary Bladder in the Mouse Following Spinal Cord Injury. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2020
Cells
Urinary bladder
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 50 u/ml
Collagenase Type 3 : 40 u/ml
Papain : 45 u/ml
Collagenase Type 6 : 20 u/ml
Medium
Tyrode solution
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Ishida, T. , Suzuki, S. , Lai, C. , Yamazaki, S. , Kakuta, S. , Iwakura, Y. , Nojima, M. , Takeuchi, Y. , Higashihara, M. , Nakauchi, H. and Otsu, M.
Pre-Transplantation Blockade of TNF-α-Mediated Oxygen Species Accumulation Protects Hematopoietic Stem Cells. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 989-1002 , 2017
Cells
Bone marrow stromal
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Huang, C. , Chen, C. and Shyr, C.
The Anti-Tumor Effect of Intravesical Administration of Normal Urothelial Cells on Bladder Cancer. ,
Cytotherapy
 19 , 1233-1245 , 2017
Cells
Urothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Kim, Y. , Wang, S. , Tymanskyj, S. , Ma, L. , Tao, H. and Zhang, L.
Dcc Mediates Functional Assembly of Peripheral Auditory Circuits. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 23799 , 2016
Cells
Cochlear
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Chavez, M. , Hu, J. , Seidel, K. , Li, C. , Jheon, A. , Naveau, A. , Horst, O. and Klein, O.
Isolation and Culture of Dental Epithelial Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Incisor. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2014
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Futami, I. , Ishijima, M. , Kaneko, H. , Tsuji, K. , Ichikawa-Tomikawa, N. , Sadatsuki, R. , Muneta, T. , Arikawa-Hirasawa, E. , Sekiya, I. and Kaneko, K.
Isolation and Characterization of Multipotential Mesenchymal Cells from the Mouse Synovium. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e45517 , 2012
Cells
Synovial mesenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 26-30 g
Smith, T. , Grider, J. , Dewey, W. and Akbarali, H.
Morphine Decreases Enteric Neuron Excitability via Inhibition of Sodium Channels. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e45251 , 2012
Cells
Myenteric plexus
Enzymes
Medium
Neurobasal A
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Jan, T. , Chai, R. , Sayyid, Z. and Cheng, A.
Isolating LacZ-Expressing Cells from Mouse Inner Ear Tissues Using Flow Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 58 , e3432 , 2011
Cells
Cochleaer
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Stock, A. , Booth, S. and Cerundolo, V.
Prostaglandin E2 Suppresses the Differentiation of Retinoic Acid-Producing Dendritic Cells in Mice and Humans. ,
J Exp Med
 208 , 761 , 2011
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
DME
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Xu, S. , De Becker, A. , Van Camp, B. , Vanderkerken, K. and Van Riet, I.
An Improved Harvest and In Vitro Expansion Protocol for Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. ,
J Biomed Biotechnol
 2010 , 105940 , 2010
Cells
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 3-6 week
Staszkiewicz, J. , Gimble, J. , Manuel, J. and Gawronska-Kozak, B.
IFATS Collection: Stem Cell Antigen-1-Positive Ear Mesenchymal Stem Cells Display Enhanced Adipogenic Potential. ,
Stem Cells
 26 , 2666 , 2008
Cells
Ear mesenchymal stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-10 week
Ji, H. , Rintelen, F. , Waltzinger, C. , Meier, D, Bilancio, A. , Pearce, W. , Hirsch, E. , Wymann, M. , Ruckle, T. , Camps, M. , Vanhaesebroeck, B. , Okkenhaug, K. and Rommel, C.
Inactivation of PI3Kgamma and PI3Kdelta Distorts T-cell Development and Causes Multiple Organ Inflammation. ,
Blood
 110 , 2940 , 2007
Cells
Salivary gland and stomach
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640

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.