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Pancreas
Human
Human
Brissova, M. , Haliyur, R. , Saunders, D. , Shrestha, S. , Dai, C. , Blodgett, D. , Bottino, R. , Campbell-Thompson, M. , Aramandla, R. , Poffenberger, G. , Lindner, J. , Pan, F. , von Herrath, M. , Greiner, D. and Shultz, L.
α Cell Function and Gene Expression Are Compromised in Type 1 Diabetes. ,
Cell Rep
 22 , 2667-2676 , 2018
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 1,600u/isolation
Neutral Protease : 200 u/isolation
Deoxyribonuclease I : 12,000 u/isolation
Medium
RPMI
File
11700.pdf (3.9 MB)
Pancreas
Human
Human
Cane, M. , Sutton, R. and Criddle, D.
Isolation of Human Pancreatic Acinar Cells From Rat and Human Pancreas ,
Pancreapedia
 20 , 1 , 2011
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 200 u/ml
Medium
See Reference
File
10888.pdf (362.98 KB)
Pancreas
Human
Human
Li, C. , Heidt, D. , Dalerba, P. , Burant, C. , Zhang, L. , Adsay, V. , Wicha, M. , Clarke, M. and Simeone, D.
Identification of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells. ,
Cancer Res
 67 , 1030 , 2007
Cells
Pancreatic cancer stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200 u/ml
Medium
medium 199
Pancreas
Human
Human, 25-55 yrs old
(also porcine)
Contractor, H. , Johnson, P. , Chadwick, D. , Robertson, G. and London, N.
The Effect of UW Solution and its Components on the Collagenase Digestion of Human and Porcine Pancreas ,
Cell Transplant
 4 , 615 , 1995
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.4%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human
Watt, P. , Mullen, Y. , Benhamou, P. , Hober, C. , Nomura, Y. , Watanabe, Y. , Passaro, E. , Zinner, M. and Brunicardi, F.
Simplified Semiautomated Method For Isolating Islets From the Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 26 (2) , 582 , 1994
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Trypsin : Trypsin: 0.125-0.25%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Pancreas
Human
Human, adult organ donors
Warnock, G. , Rajotte, R. , Evans, M. , Ellis, D. , DeGroot, T. and Dawidson, I.
Isolation of Islets of Langerhans Following Cold Storage of Human Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XIX (4) , 3466 , 1987
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.6%
Medium
Eurocollins solution
Pancreas
Human
Human
Izumi, R. , Konishi, K. , Ueno, K. , Shimizu, K. , Hirosawa, H. , Takahashi, N. and Miyazaki, I.
Isolation of Human Pancreatic Islets from Cryopreserved Pancreas ,
Transplant Proc
 XVII , 383 , 1985
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human
Gray, D. , McShane, P. , Grant, A. and Morris, P.
A Method for Isolation of Islets of Langerhans from the Human Pancreas ,
Diabetes
 33 , 1055 , 1984
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Human
Human, infant, age 1 day-1 year
Sutherland, D. , Matas, A. , Steffes, M. and Najarian, J.
Infant Human Pancreas: A Potential Source of Islet Tissue for Transplantation ,
Diabetes
 25 (12) , 1123 , 1976
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 170-210 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Monkey
Monkey, 3-5 Kg
Scharp, D. , Murphy, J. , Newton, W. , Ballinger, W. and Lacy, P.
Application of an Improved Isolation Technique for Islet Transplantation in Primates and Rats ,
Transplant Proc
 7 , 739 , 1975
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Low, L. , Zavortink, M. , Mitchell, J. , Gan, W. , Do, O. , Schwiening, C. , Gaisano, H. and Thorn, P.
Insulin Secretion from Beta Cells in Intact Mouse Islets is Targeted Towards the Vasculature ,
Diabetologia
 57 , 1655 , 2014
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
File
11622.pdf (2.91 MB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Koh, D. , Moody, M. and Jo, J.
Collection of Islets of Langerhans using an Equilibrium Method. ,
Biotechniques
 55 , 34-7 , 2013
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1-0.25%
Medium
HBSS
File
11010.pdf (2.35 MB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Huch, M. , Bonfanti, P. , Boj, S. , Sato, T. , Loomans, C. , Van de Wetering, M. , Sojoodi, M. , Li, V. , Schuijers, J. , Gracanin, A. , Ringnalda, F. , Begthel, H. , Hamer, K. , Mulder, J. , Van Es, J. and De Koning, E.
Unlimited In Vitro Expansion of Adult Bi-Potent Pancreas Progenitors Through the Lgr5/R-Spondin Axis. ,
EMBO J
 32 , 2708-21 , 2013
Cells
Pancreas organoid
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.012%
Collagenase : 0.012%
Medium
DMEM
File
11021.pdf (2.37 MB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Greggio, C. , De Franceschi, F. , Figueiredo-Larsen, M. , Gobaa, S. , Ranga, A. , Semb, H. , Lutolf, M. and Grapin-Botton, A.
Artificial Three-Dimensional Niches Deconstruct Pancreas Development In Vitro. ,
Development
 140 , 4452-62 , 2013
Cells
Pancreatic progenitor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
File
11023.pdf (4.01 MB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Bertera, S. , Balamurugan, A. , Bottino, R. , He, J. and Trucco, M.
Increased Yield and Improved Transplantation Outcome of Mouse Islets with Bovine Serum Albumin. ,
J Transplant
 2012 , 856386 , 2012
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Ding, G. , Wang, F. , Shu, J. , Tian, S. , Jiang, Y. , Zhang, D. , Wang, N. , Luo, Q. , Zhang, Y. , Jin, F. , Leung, P. , Sheng, J. and Huang, H.
Transgenerational Glucose Intolerance with Igf2/H19 Epigenetic Alterations in Mouse Islet Induced by Intrauterine Hyperglycemia. ,
Diabetes
 61 , 1133-42 , 2012
Cells
Islet
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
File
11623.pdf (2.03 MB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Kobayashi, T. , Yamaguchi, T. , Hamanaka, S. , Kato-Itoh, M. , Yamazaki, Y. , Ibata, M. , Sato, H. , Lee, Y. , Usui, J. , Knisely, A. , Hirabayashi, M. and Nakauchi, H.
Generation of Rat Pancreas in Mouse by Interspecific Blastocyst Injection of Pluripotent Stem Cells. ,
Cell
 142 , 787 , 2010
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 month
Taguchi, Y. , Tasaki, Y. , Terakado, K. , Kobayashi, K. , Machida, T. and Kobayashi, T.
Impaired Insulin Secretion from the Pancreatic Islets of Hypothyroidal Growth-Retarded Mice. ,
J Endocrinol
 206 , 195-204 , 2010
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Li, D. , Yuan, Y. , Tu, H. , Liang, Q. and Dai, L.
A Protocol for Islet Isolation from Mouse Pancreas. ,
Nat Protoc
 4 , 1649 , 2009
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Carter, J. , Dula, S. , Corbin, K. , Wu, R. and Nunemaker, C.
A Practical Guide to Rodent Islet Isolation and Assessment. ,
Biol Proced Online
 11 , 3 , 2009
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.14%
Medium
RPMI 1640
File
11054.pdf (644.09 KB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, adult, male
Ji, B. , Gaiser, S. , Chen, X. , Ernst, S. and Logsdon, C.
Intracellular Trypsin Induces Pancreatic Acinar Cell Death but not NF-KappaB Activation. ,
J Biol Chem
 284 , 17488 , 2009
Cells
Ancinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 3-4 week, 20-24 g
Huang, H. , Xie, Q. , Kang, M. , Zhang, B. , Zhang, H. , Chen, J. , Zhai, C. , Yang, D. , Jiang, B. and Wu, Y.
Labeling Transplanted Mice Islet with Polyvinylpyrrolidone Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for In Vivo Detection By Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ,
Nanotechnology
 20 , 365101 , 2009
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1540
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Szot, G. , Koudria, P. and Bluestone, J.
Murine Pancreatic Islet Isolation. ,
J Vis Exp
 7 , 255 , 2007
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03-0.08%
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 6-10 month
Wang, Y. , Soyombo, A. , Shcheynikov, N. , Zeng, W. , Dorwart, M. , Marino, C. , Thomas, P. and Muallem, S.
Slc26a6 Regulates CFTR Activity In Vivo to Determine Pancreatic Duct HCO3- Secretion: Relevance to Cystic Fibrosis. ,
EMBO J
 25 , 5049 , 2006
Cells
Pancreatic ductal
Enzymes
CLSPA : 50 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
File
10607.pdf (419.04 KB)
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Voronina, S. , Barrow, S. , Gerasimenko, O. , Petersen, O. and Tepikin, A.
Effects of Secretagogues and Bile Acids on Mitochondrial Membrane Potential of Pancreatic Acinar Cells: Comparison of Different Modes of Evaluating Delta Psi. ,
J Biol Chem
 279 , 27327 , 2004
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : 200 u/ml
Medium
see reference
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, 11-12 week
Astrof, S. , Crowley, D. , George, E. , Fukuda, T. , Sekiguchi, K. , Hanahan, D. and Hynes, R.
Direct Test of Potential Roles of EIIIA and EIIIB Alternatively Spliced Segments of Fibronectin in Physiological and Tumor Angiogenesis. ,
Mol Cell Biol
 24 , 8662-70 , 2004
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Wu Yulian, Han Bing, Luo Hongyu, Roduit Raphael, Salcedo TheodoraW, Moore PaulA, Zhang Jun, Wu Jiangping.
DcR3/TR6 effectively prevents islet primary nonfunction after transplantation ,
Diabetes
 52 , 2279-86 , 2003
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
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
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, 6-8 week-old, either sex
Kurup, S. and Bhonde, R.
Analysis and Optimization of Nutritional Set-up for Murine Pancreatic Acinar Cells ,
JOP
 3 (1) , 8 , 2002
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Waymouth's MB
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse, albino, 25 g
Fogarty, K. , Kidd, J. , Tuft, R. and Thorn, P.
A Bimodal Pattern of InsP(3)-Evoked Elementary Ca(2+) Signals in Pancreatic Acinar Cells. ,
Biophys J
 78 , 2298 , 2000
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
CLSPA : see reference
Medium
see reference
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Strowski M, Parmar R, Blake A, Schaeffer J.
Somatostatin inhibits insulin and glucagon secretion via two receptors subtypes: an in vitro study of pancreatic islets from somatostatin receptor 2 knockout mice ,
Endocrinology
 141 , 111-7 , 2000
Cells
Pancreatic islets
Enzymes
Medium
Gey's BSS
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Koster, J. , Marshall, B. , Ensor, N. , Corbett, J. and Nichols, C.
Targeted Overativity of Cell KATP Channels Induces Profound Neonatal Diabetes ,
Cell
 100 , 645 , 2000
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Medium
CF Medium
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
Toivola, D. , Ku, N. , Ghori, N. , Lowe, A. , Michie, S. and Omary, M.
Effects of Keratin Filament Disruption on Exocrine Pancreas-Stimulated Secretion and Susceptibility to Injury. ,
Exp Cell Res
 255 , 156 , 2000
Cells
Acinar cells and acini
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : see reference
CLSPA : see reference
Medium
see reference
Pancreas
Mouse
Mouse
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
Mouse
Mouse
Jauch, P. , Peterson, O. and Lauger, P.
Electrogenic Properties of the Na-Alanine Cotransporter in Acinar Cells ,
J Membr Biol
 94 , 99 , 1986
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HEPES
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

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.