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Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse (C57BL/6J-ob/ob), 9-12 wks, male
Dalpe-Scott, M. , Heick, H. and Begin-Heick, N.
Secretion in the Obese (ob/ob) Mouse. The Effect of Oxytetracycline on Insulin Release ,
Diabetes
 32 , 932 , 1983
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.5%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, male, 18-24 g
Burnham DB, Williams JA.
Effects of carbachol, cholecystokinin, and insulin on protein phosphorylation in isolated pancreatic acini ,
J Biol Chem
 257 , 10523-8 , 1982
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 70-90 u/ml
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 7-10 week
Yesil, P, Michel, M. , Chwalek, K. , Pedack, S. , Jany, C. , Ludwig, B. , Bornstein, S. and Lammert, E.
A New Collagenase Blend Increases the Number of Islets Isolated from Mouse Pancreas. ,
Islets
 1 , 185
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, juvenile
Van der Burg Michael P M, Graham John M.
Iodixanol Density Gradient Preparation in University of Wisconsin solution for porcine islet purification ,
ScientificWorldJournal
 3 , 1154-9 , 2003
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Univ of Wisconsin solution
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 3 month, 15-20 kg
Zhao, X. , Han, J. and Tang, C.
Primary Culture of Porcine Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
JOP
 2 (2) , 78 , 2001
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 1-3 year, 1.5-2.0 kg, either sex
Korbutt, G. , Elliott, J. , Ao, Z. , Smith, D. , Warnock, G. and Rajotte, R.
Large Scale Isolation, Growth, and Function of Porcine Neonatal Islet Cells ,
J Clin Invest
 97 (9) , 2119 , 1996
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, female
Brandhorst, D. , Brandhorst, H. , Hering, B. , Federlin, K. and Bretzel, R.
Islet Isolation from the Pancreas of Large Mammals and Humans: 10 Years of Experience ,
Exp Clin Endocrinol
 103 , 3 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine
Johnson, P. , van Suylichem, P. , Roberts, D. , Vos-Scheperkeuter, G. , White, S. , van Schlifgaarde, R. and London, N.
Design of a Simple, in vitro Method for Evaluation of the Efficiency of Crude Clostridium histolyticum Collagenase and its Components for Porcine Islet Isolation ,
Xenotransplantation
 2 , 165 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%-0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, <2 year, 200-250 kg
Heiser, A. , Ulrichs, K. and Muller-Ruchholtz, W.
Isolation of Porcine Pancreatic Islets: Low Trypsin Activity During the Isolation Procedure Guarantees Reproducible High Islet Yields ,
J Clin Lab Anal
 8 , 407 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine, 10-36 months, 200-300 kg
Ricordi, C. , Socci, C. , Davalli, A. , Staudacher, C. , Baro, P. , Vertova, A. , Sassi, I. , Gavazzi, F. , Pozza, G. and Di Carlo, V.
Isolation of the Elusive Pig Islet ,
Surgery
 107 (6) , 688 , 1990
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Porcine
Porcine
Iwatsuki, N. and Peterson, O.
Action of Tetraethylammonium on Calcium-Activated Potassim Channels in Pig Pancreatic Acinar Cells Studied by Patch-Clamp Single-Channel and Whole-Cell Current Recording ,
J Membr Biol
 86 , 139 , 1985
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
Saline
Pancreas
Rabbit
Rabbit, New Zealand white, Male/Female, 2-3 Kg
Renckens, B. , Schrijen, J. , Swarts, H. , DePont, J. and Bonting, S.
Role of Calcium in Exocrine Pancreatic Secretion. IV. Calcium Movements in Isolated Acinar Cells of Rabbit Pancreas ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 544 , 338 , 1978
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.2%
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Pancreas
Rabbit
Rabbit, also hamster
Feldman, J. and Chapman, B.
Preparation of Islets of Langerhans from Rabbits and Hamsters by the Collagenase Digestion Technique ,
Acta Diabetol
 12 , 208 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.3% - 2.0%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, adult
Li, J. , Zhou, R. , Bie, B. , Huang, N. , Guo, Y. , Chen, H. , Shi, M. , Yang, J. , Zhang, J. and Li, Z.
Emodin and Baicalein Inhibit Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Vacuole Formation in Pancreatic Acinar Cells. ,
World J Gastroenterol
 24 , 35-45 , 2018
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Medium
Culture media
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Williams, J.
Isolation of Rodent Pancreatic Acinar Cells and Acini by Collagenase Digestion ,
Pancreapedia
 , 2010
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 300g
Verga Falzacappa, C. , Mangialardo, C. , Raffa, S. , Mancuso, A. , Piergrossi, P. , Moriggi, G. , Piro, S. , Stigliano, A. , Torrisi, M. , Brunetti, E. , Toscano, V. and Misiti, S.
The Thyroid Hormone T3 Improves Function and Survival of Rat Pancreatic Islets During In Vitro Culture. ,
Islets
 2 , 96 , 2010
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
CMRL 1066
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, adult
Williams, J. , Huang, H. , Kover, K. , Moore, W. , Berkland, C. , Singh, M. , Smirnova, I. , MacGregor, R. and Stehno-Bittel, L.
Reduction of Diffusion Barriers in Isolated Rat Islets Improves Survival, but not Insulin Secretion or Transplantation Outcome. ,
Organogenesis
 6 , 115 , 2010
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Medium
Leibowitz L-15
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, male, 7-11 week
Getty-Kaushik, L. , Richard, A. , Deeney, J. , Shirihai, O. and Corkey, B.
The CB1 Antagonist Rimonabant Decreases Insulin Hypersecretion in Rat Pancreatic Islets ,
Obesity
 17 , 1856 , 2009
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : see reference
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
MacGregor, R. , Williams, S. , Tong, P. , Kover, K. , Moore, W. and Stehno-Bittel, L.
Small Rat Islets are Superior to Large Islets in In Vitro Function and in Transplantation Outcomes. ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 290 , E771 , 2006
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 250-400g
Tian XH, Xue WJ, Ding XM, Pang XL, Teng Y, Tian PX. and Feng XS
Small intestinal submucosa improves islet survival and function during in vitro culture ,
World J Gastroenterol
 11 , 7378 , 2005
Cells
Pancreatic islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.75%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, 250-350 g
Haefliger Jacques-Antoine, Tawadros Thomas, Meylan Laure, Gurun SabineLe, Roehrich Marc-Estienne, Martin David, Thorens Bernard, Waeber Gerard.
The scaffold protein IB1/JIP-1 is a critical mediator of cytokine-induced apoptosis in pancreatic beta cells ,
J Cell Sci
 116 , 1463-9 , 2003
Cells
Pancreatic islet
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Ji B, Kopin AS, Logsdon CD.
Species differences between rat and mouse CCKA receptors determine the divergent acinar cell response to the cholecystokinin analog JMV-180 ,
J Biol Chem
 275 , 19115-20 , 2000
Cells
Ancinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Blinman TA, Gukovsky I, Mouria M, Zaninovic V, Livingston E, Pandol SJ, Gukovskaya AS.
Activation of pancreatic acinar cells on isolation from tissue: cytokine upregulation via p38 MAP kinase ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 279 , C1993-2003 , 2000
Cells
Pancreatic acini
Enzymes
CLSPA : 30 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 30 u/ml
Medium
M199
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Verspohl, E. and Wienecke, A.
The Role of Protein Kinase C in the Desensitization of Rat Pancreatic Islets to Chrolinergic stimulation ,
J Endocrinol
 159 , 287 , 1998
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 126 - 196 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Takaki, R. and Ono J
Culture of Pancreatic Islet Cells , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12B:11.1 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.5 - 0.9%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat
Githens, S.
Pancreatic Duct Epithelial Cells , Cell & Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures Vol. 1 , Doyle, A., Griffiths, J., and Newell, D. , John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. , 12B:12.1 , 1995
Cells
Duct
Enzymes
Papain : 25 u/ml
Medium
DMEM /F-12
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, S-Wistar, male, 230 - 270 g
(also mouse, 6 - 8 wk old)
Ohzato, H. , Gotoh, M. , Monden, M. , Dono, K. , Kanai, T. and Mori, T.
Improvement in the Islet Yield From a Cold-Preserved Pancreas by Pancreatic Ductal Collagenase Distention at the Time of Harvesting ,
Transplantation
 51 , 566 , 1991
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1% - 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 40 - 100 g
Hirschi, K. , Kenny, S. , Justice, J. and Brannon, P.
Effects of Secretin And Caerulein On Enzymes Of Cultured Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 660 , 1991
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 462 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F12
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 100 - 150 g
Yeh, C. , Mertz, P. , Oliver, C. , Baum, B. and Kousvelari, E.
Cellular Characteristics of Long-Term Cultured Rat Parotid Acinar Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27 , 707 , 1991
Cells
Parotid acinar
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.001%
Medium
F12 medium
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male
Foskett, J. , Roifman, C. and Wong, D.
Activation of Calcium Oscillations by Thapsigargin in Parotid Acinar Cells ,
J Biol Chem
 266 , 2778 , 1991
Cells
Parotid acinar
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
Solution B
(See reference)
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, both sexes, 6-20 wks old
Githens, S. , Schexnayder, J. , Desai, K. and Patke, C.
Rat Pancreatic Interlobular Duct Epithelium: Isolation and Culture in Collagen Gel ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (8) , 679 , 1989
Cells
Interlobular ducts
Enzymes
Papain : 25 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 150 - 200 g
Menozzi, D. , Sato, S. , Jensen, R. and Gardner, J.
Cyclic GMP Does Not Inhibit Protein Kinase C-Mediated Enzyme Secretion in Rat Pancreatic Acini ,
J Biol Chem
 264 , 995 , 1989
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 250 - 350 g
Melvin, J. , Kawaguchi, M. , Baum, B. and Turner, R.
A Muscarinic Agonist-Stimulated Chloride Efflux Pathway is Associated With Fluid Secretion in Rat Parotid Acinar Cells ,
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
 145 , 754 , 1987
Cells
Acinar, parotid
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.015%
Medium
Earle's MEM
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, Fischer-344, either sex, 120-150 g
Tsao, M. and Duguid, W.
Establishment of Propagable Epithelial Cell Lines From Normal Adult Rat Pancreas ,
Exp Cell Res
 168 , 365 , 1987
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Ham's F-12/HBSS
(see reference)
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 50 - 125 g
Oliver, C. , Waters, J. , Tolbert, C. and Kleinman, H.
Growth of Exocrine Acinar Cells on a Reconstituted Basement Membrane Gel ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 , 465 , 1987
Cells
Acinar
Exorbital lacrimal, parotid, pancreas
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS, CMF
Pancreas
Rat
Rat, 200-350 g
Gotoh, M. , Maki, T. , Satomi, S. , Porter, J. , Bonner-Weir, S. , O'Hara, C. and Monaco, A.
Reproducible High Yield of Rat Islets By Stationary In Vitro Digestion Following Pancreatic Ductal or Portal Venous Collagenase Injection ,
Transplantation
 43 (5) , 725 , 1987
Cells
Islets
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.