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Colon
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, adult
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-Pig, male, 200-250g
Kang, M. , Maguma, H. , Smith, T. , Ross, G. , Dewey, W. and Akbarali, H.
The Role of β-arrestin2 in the Mechanism of Morphine Tolerance in the Mouse and Guinea Pig Gastrointestinal Tract. ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 340 , 567-76 , 2012
Cells
Myenteric ganglia
Enzymes
Protease : 0.1%
Medium
Kreb's solution
Colon
Human
Human
Moser, A. , Spindelboeck, W. , Strohmaier, H. , Enzinger, C. , Gattringer, T. , Fuchs, S. , Fazekas, F. , Gorkiewicz, G. , Wurm, P. , Hogenauer, C. and Khalil, M.
Mucosal Biopsy Shows Immunologic Changes of the Colon in Patients with Early MS ,
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
 4 , e362 , 2017
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Rollo, B. , Zhang, D. , Stamp, L. , Menheniott, T. , Stathopoulos, L. , Denham, M. , Dottori, M. , King, S. , Hutson, J. and Newgreen, D.
Enteric Neural Cells from Hirschsprung Disease Patients Form Ganglia in Autologous Aneuronal Colon ,
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol
 2 , 92 , 2016
Cells
Colon enteric neural
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
Colon
Human
Human
Ali, M. , Anand, S. , Tangella, K. , Ramkumar, D. and Saif, T.
Isolation of Primary Human Colon Tumor Cells from Surgical Tissues and Culturing Them Directly on Soft Elastic Substrates for Traction Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52532 , 2015
Cells
Colon
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
VanDussen, K. , Marinshaw, J. , Shaikh, N. , Miyoshi, H. , Moon, C. , Tarr, P. , Ciorba, M. and Stappenbeck, T.
Development of an Enhanced Human Gastrointestinal Epithelial Culture System to Facilitate Patient-Based Assays. ,
Gut
 64 , 911-20 , 2015
Cells
Gastrointestinal epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Colon
Human
Human
Raghupathi, R. , Duffield, M. , Zelkas, L. , Meedeniya, A. , Brookes, S. , Sia, T. , Wattchow, D. , Spencer, N. and Keating, D.
Identification of Unique Release Kinetics of Serotonin From Guinea-pig and Human Enterochromaffin Cells. ,
J Physiol
 591 , 5959-75 , 2013
Cells
Enterochromaffin
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Human
Human
Roig, A. , Eskiocak, U. , Hight, S. , Kim, S. , Delgado, O. , Souza, R. , Spechler, S. , Wright, W. and Shay, J.
Immortalized Epithelial Cells Derived from Human Colon Biopsies Express Stem Cell Markers and Differentiate In Vitro. ,
Gastroenterol
 138 , 1012 , 2010
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 150 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.04 mg/ml
Medium
Basal X media
Colon
Human
Human
Zhou, J. , Belov, L. , Huang, P. , Shin, J. , Solomon, M. , Chapuis, P. , Bokey, L. , Chan, C. , Clarke, C. , Clarke, S. and Christopherson, R.
Surface Antigen Profiling of Colorectal Cancer Using Antibody Microarrays With Fluorescence Multiplexing. ,
J Immunol Methods
 355 , 40 , 2010
Cells
Colorectal cancer
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Huang, E. , Hynes, M. , Zhang, T. , Ginestier, C. , Dontu, G. , Appelman, H. , Fields, J. , Wicha, M. and Boman, B.
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 is a Marker for Normal and Malignant Human Colonic Stem Cells (SC) and Tracks SC Overpopulation During Colon Tumorigenesis. ,
Cancer Res
 69 , 3382-9 , 2009
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
not listed
Colon
Human
Human
Varnat, F. , Duquet, A. , Malerba, M. , Zbinden, M. , Mas, C. , Gervaz, P. and Ruiz i Altaba, A.
Human Colon Cancer Epithelial Cells Harbour Active HEDGEHOG-GLI Signalling that is Essential for Tumour Growth, Recurrence, Metastasis and Stem Cell Survival and Expansion. ,
EMBO Mol Med
 1 , 338-51 , 2009
Cells
Colon cancer
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Colon
Human
Human
Dalerba Piero, Dylla Scott J, Park In-Kyung, Liu Rui, Wang Xinhao, Cho Robert W, Hoey Timothy, Gurney Austin, Huang Emina H, Simeone Diane M, Shelton Andrew A, Parmiani Giorgio, Castelli Chiara, Clarke Michael F.
Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 10158-63 , 2007
Cells
Cancer stem cell
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Colon
Human
Human
Fukushima, K. and Fiocchi, C.
Paradoxical Decrease of Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Epithelial Cells of Active Ulcerative Colitis Patients. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 286 , G804-13 , 2004
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Human
Human
Wang D. , Lehman R. , Donner D. , Matli M. , Warren R. and Welton M.
Expression and Endocytosis of VEGF and Its Receptors in Human Colonic Vascular Endothelial Cells ,
Am J Physiol/Gastro
 282 , G1088 , 2002
Cells
Colonic endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/5%FBS
Colon
Human
Human
Emenaker N, Calaf G, Cox D, Basson M. and Qureshi N
Short Chain Fatty Acids Differentially Modulate Cellular Phenotype and c-myc Protein Levels in Primary Human Nonmalignant and Malignant Colonocytes ,
J Nutr
 46 , 96-105 , 2001
Cells
Colonocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Colon
Human
Human
Hisamatsu, T. , Watanabe, M. , Ogata, H. , Ezaki, T. , Hozawa, S. , Ishii, H. , Kanai, T. and Hibi, T.
Interferon-Inducible Gene Family 1-8U Expression in Colitis-Associated Colon Cancer and Severely Inflamed Mucosa in Ulcerative Colitis. ,
Cancer Res
 59 , 5927-31 , 1999
Cells
Epithelial and mucosal lymphocytes
Enzymes
CLSPA : 0.02%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Human
Human
Gibson, P. , Rosella, O. , Wilson, A. , Mariadason, J. , Rickard, K. , Byron, K. and Barkla, D.
Colonic Epithelial Cell Activation and the Paradoxical Effects of Butyrate. ,
Carcinogenesis
 20 , 539 , 1999
Cells
Colonic epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 50 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Human
Human
Ueyama H, Kiyohara T, Sawada N, Isozaki K, Kitamura S, Kondo S, Miyagawa J, Kanayama S, Shinomura Y, Ishikawa H, Ohtani T, Nezu R, Nagata S, Matsuzawa Y.
High Fas ligand expression on lymphocytes in lesions of ulcerative colitis ,
Gut
 43 , 48-55 , 1998
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 25 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Larmonier, C. , Shehab, K. , Laubitz, D. , Jamwal, D. , Ghishan, F. and Kiela, P.
Transcriptional Reprogramming and Resistance to Colonic Mucosal Injury in Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase 1 (PARP1)-deficient Mice. ,
J Biol Chem
 291 , 8918-30 , 2016
Cells
Lamina propria
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Fattahi, F. , Steinbeck, J. , Kriks, S. , Tchieu, J. , Zimmer, B. , Kishinevsky, S. , Zeltner, N. , Mica, Y. , El-Nachef, W. , Zhao, H. , de Stanchina, E. , Gershon, M. , Grikscheit, T. , Chen, S. and Studer, L.
Deriving Human ENS Lineages for Cell Therapy and Drug Discovery in Hirschsprung Disease. ,
Nature
 531 , 105-9 , 2016
Cells
Colon organoid
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 800 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.013%
Medium
DMEM
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 8-10 week
Round, J. and Mazmanian, S.
Inducible Foxp3+ Regulatory T-cell Development by a Commensal Bacterium of the Intestinal Microbiota. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 107 , 12204-9 , 2010
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Atarashi, K. , Nishimura, J. , Shima, T. , Umesaki, Y. , Yamamoto, M. , Onoue, M. , Yagita, H. , Ishii, N. , Evans, R. , Honda, K. and Takeda, K.
ATP Drives Lamina Propria T(H)17 Cell Differentiation. ,
Nature
 455 , 808 , 2008
Cells
Lamina propria
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Weigmann Benno, Tubbe Ingrid, Seidel Daniel, Nicolaev Alex, Becker Christoph, Neurath Markus F.
Isolation and subsequent analysis of murine lamina propria mononuclear cells from colonic tissue ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 2307-11 , 2007
Cells
Lamina propria mononuclear cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Abe, K. , Nguyen, K. , Fine, S. , Mo, J. , Shen, C. , Shenouda, S. , Corr, M. , Jung, S. , Lee, J. , Eckmann, L. and Raz, E.
Conventional Dendritic Cells Regulate the Outcome of Colonic Inflammation Independently of T Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 17022 , 2007
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Dalerba Piero, Dylla Scott J, Park In-Kyung, Liu Rui, Wang Xinhao, Cho Robert W, Hoey Timothy, Gurney Austin, Huang Emina H, Simeone Diane M, Shelton Andrew A, Parmiani Giorgio, Castelli Chiara, Clarke Michael F.
Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 10158-63 , 2007
Cells
Cancer stem cell
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 200 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI-1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse
Annacker O, Coombes JL, Malmstrom V, Uhlig HH, Bourne T, Johansson-Lindbom B, Agace WW, Parker CM, Powrie F.
Essential role for CD103 in the T cell-mediated regulation of experimental colitis ,
J Exp Med
 202 , 1051 , 2005
Cells
Lympocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase/Dispase : 100 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Colon
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Totsuka T, Kanai T, Uraushihara K, Iiyama R, Yamazaki M, Akiba H, Yagita H, Okumura K, Watanabe M.
Therapeutic effect of anti-OX40L and anti-TNF-alpha MAbs in a murine model of chronic colitis ,
Am J Physiol/Gastro
 284 , G595-603 , 2003
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Colon
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
Colon
Rat
Rat, adult
Somara, S. , Bashllari, D. , Gilmont, R. and Bitar, K.
Real-Time Dynamic Movement of Caveolin-1 During Smooth Muscle Contraction of Human Colon and Aged Rat Colon Transfected with Caveolin-1 cDNA. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 300 , G1022 , 2011
Cells
Colon smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Terhorst, D. , Chelbi, R. , Wohn, C. , Malosse, C. , Tamoutounour, S. , Jorquera, A. , Bajenoff, M. , Dalod, M. , Malissen, B. and Henri, S.
Dynamics and Transcriptomics of Skin Dendritic Cells and Macrophages in an Imiquimod-Induced, Biphasic Mouse Model of Psoriasis. ,
J Immunol
 195 , 4953-61 , 2015
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Dubrot, J. , Duraes, F. , Potin, L. , Capotosti, F. , Brighouse, D. , Suter, T. , LeibundGut-Landmann, S. , Garbi, N. , Reith, W. , Swartz, M. and Hugues, S.
Lymph Node Stromal Cells Acquire Peptide-MHCII Complexes from Dendritic Cells and Induce Antigen-Specific CD4+T Cell Tolerance ,
J Exp Med
 211 , 1153 , 2014
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Rayamajhi, M. , Redente, E. , Condon, T. , Gonzalez-Juarrero, M. , Riches, D. and Lenz, L.
Non-Surgical Intratracheal Instillation of Mice with Analysis of Lungs and Lung Draining Lymph Nodes by Flow Cytometry. ,
J Vis Exp
 51 , 2702 , 2011
Cells
Lung draining
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 0.1-0.125%
Medium
HBSS
Lymph nodes
Mouse
Mouse
Kapasi ZF, Qin D, Kerr WG, Kosco-Vilbois MH, Shultz LD, Tew JG, Szakal AK.
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) precursors in primary lymphoid tissues ,
J Immunol
 160 , 1078-84 , 1998
Cells
Follicular dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine
Levy N, Gordin M, Mamluk R, Yanagisawa M, Smith M F, Hampton J H, Meidan R.
Distinct cellular localization and regulation of endothelin-1 and endothelin-converting enzyme-1 expression in the bovine corpus luteum: implications for luteolysis ,
Endocrinology
 142 , 5254-60 , 2001
Cells
Corpus leuteal cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 420 u/ml
Medium
M-199
Reproductive
Bovine
Bovine, female
Tsang PC, Poff JP, Boulton EP, Condon WA.
Four-day-old bovine corpus luteum: progesterone production and identification of matrix metalloproteinase activity in vitro ,
Biol Reprod
 53 , 1160-8 , 1995
Cells
Leuteal
Enzymes
Medium
Ham's F-12
Reproductive
Bovine
Calf, mid to late gestational
Coplen, D. , Howard, P. , Duckett, J. , Snyder, H. and Macarak, E.
Characterization of a Fibroblast Cell From the Urinary Bladder Wall ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 30A , 604 , 1994
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199

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.