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Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Medina-Rodriguez, E. , Arenzana, F. , Bribian, A. and de Castro, F.
Protocol to Isolate a Large Amount of Functional Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells from the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Mice and Humans. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e81620 , 2013
Cells
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 0.09%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Goetz, J. and Trimarchi, J.
Single-Cell Profiling of Developing and Mature Retinal Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 62 , e3824 , 2012
Cells
Retinal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10-20 ul
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Li, Y. , Roy, B. , Wang, W. , Zhang, L. , Sampson, S. and Lin, D.
Imaging pHluorin-Tagged Receptor Insertion to the Plasma Membrane in Primary Cultured Mouse Neurons. ,
J Vis Exp
 69 , e4450 , 2012
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 100 ul
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Bracko, O. , Singer, T. , Aigner, S. , Knobloch, M. , Winner, B. , Ray, J. , Clemenson, G. , Suh, H. , Couillard-Despres, S. , Aigner, L. , Gage, F. and Jessberger, S.
Gene Expression Profiling of Neural Stem Cells and their Neuronal Progeny Reveals IGF2 as a Regulator of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 3376-87 , 2012
Cells
Neural stem cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, P4-5
Ziegler, A. , Schneider, J. , Qin, M. , Tyler, W. , Pintar, J. , Fraidenraich, D. , Wood, T. and Levison, S.
IGF-II Promotes Stemness of Neural Restricted Precursors. ,
Stem Cells
 30 , 1265 , 2012
Cells
Neuroshere
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Papain : 100 u
Medium
Pro-N
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 1-2 day
O'Meara, R. , Ryan, S. , Colognato, H. and Kothary, R.
Derivation of Enriched Oligodendrocyte Cultures and Oligodendrocyte/Neuron Myelinating Co-Cultures from Post-Natal Murine Tissues. ,
J Vis Exp
 54 , 3324 , 2011
Cells
Oligodendrocytes, dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 0.15%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Babu, H. , Claasen, J. , Kannan, S. , Runker, A. , Palmer, T. and Kempermann, G.
A Protocol for Isolation and Enriched Monolayer Cultivation of Neural Precursor Cells from Mouse Dentate Gyrus. ,
Front Neurosci
 5 , 89 , 2011
Cells
Dentate gyrus neural precursor
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1.0 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryo, 14 day
Pollari, E. , Savchenko, E. , Jaronen, M. , Kanninen, K. , Malm, T. , Wojciechowski, S. , Ahtoniemi, T. , Goldsteins, G. , Giniatullina, R. , Giniatullin, R. , Koistinaho, J. and Magga, J.
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor Attenuates Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. ,
J Neuroinflammation
 8 , 74 , 2011
Cells
Spinal cord neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
PBS/DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 week
Radtke, C. , Sasaki, M. , Lankford, K. , Gallo, V. and Kocsis, J.
CNPase Expression in Olfactory Ensheathing Cells. ,
J Biomed Biotechnol
 2011 , 608496 , 2011
Cells
Olfactory ensheathing
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Papain : 12 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 30 day
Milligan, C. and Gifondorwa, D.
Isolation and Culture of Postnatal Spinal Motoneurons. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 793 , 77 , 2011
Cells
Motoneurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Brown, J. , Gianino, S. and Gutmann, D.
Defective cAMP Generation Underlies the Sensitivity of CNS Neurons to Neurofibromatosis-1 Heterozygosity ,
J Neurosci
 30 , 5579 , 2010
Cells
Hippocampal and retinal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 1%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Yip, P. , Kaan, T. , Fenesan, D. and Malcangio, M.
Rapid Isolation and Culture of Primary Microglia from Adult Mouse Spinal Cord. ,
J Neurosci Methods
 183 , 223-37 , 2009
Cells
Spinal microganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6 mo
Brewer Gregory J, Torricelli John R.
Isolation and culture of adult neurons and neurospheres ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 1490-8 , 2007
Cells
Neurons, neurospheres
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Malin, S. , Davis, B. and Molliver, D.
Production of Dissociated Sensory Neuron Cultures and Considerations for their use in Studying Neuronal Function and Plasticity ,
Nat Protoc
 2 , 152 , 2007
Cells
Sensory neurons, DRG
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Panchision David M, Chen Hui-Ling, Pistollato Francesca, Papini Daniela, Ni Hsiao-Tzu, Hawley Teresa S.
Optimized flow cytometric analysis of central nervous system tissue reveals novel functional relationships among cells expressing CD133, CD15, and CD24 ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 1560-70 , 2007
Cells
Neural, various
Enzymes
Papain : 12 u/ml
Collagenase/Dispase : see reference
Trypsin : see reference
Medium
see reference
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL/6, 1 year
Eide, L. and McMurray, C
Culture of Adult Mouse Neurons ,
Biotechniques
 38(1) , 99-104 , 2005
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL
Okano-Uchida T, Himi T, Komiya Y. and Ishizaki Y
Cerebellar granule cell precursors can differentiate into astroglial cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 101 , 1211 , 2004
Cells
Cerebellar granule cell precursors
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
Dulbecco's PBS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, 1-3 day
Savchenko V, Sung U, Blakely RD.
Cell surface trafficking of the antidepressant-sensitive norepinephrine transporter revealed with an ectodomain antibody ,
Mol Cell Neurosci
 24 , 1131 , 2003
Cells
Neurons, ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 100 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.3%
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, male
Roberts, L. and MacDonald, C.and Mark, C.
Anandamide is a Partial Agonist at Native Vanilloid Receptors in Acutely Isolated Mouse Trigeminal Sensory Neurons. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 137 , 421 , 2002
Cells
Trigeminal senesory neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HEPES buffered saline
Neural
Porcine
Porcine, adult, 60-100 kg
Si ML, Lee TJ.
Presynaptic alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate nicotine-induced nitric oxidergic neurogenic vasodilation in porcine basilar arteries ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 298 , 122 , 2001
Cells
Superior cervical ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.12%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Oyanagi, K. , Tashiro, T. and Negishi, T.
Cell-Type-Specific and Differentiation-Status-Dependent Variations in Cytotoxicity of Tributyltin in Cultured Rat Cerebral Neurons and Astrocytes. ,
J Toxicol Sci
 40 , 459-68 , 2015
Cells
Cerebral neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 2 u/ml
Medium
DMEM-PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD
Wei, X. , Yan, J. , Tillu, D. , Asiedu, M. , Weinstein, N. , Melemedjian, O. , Price, T. and Dussor, G.
Meningeal Norepinephrine Produces Headache Behaviors in Rats via Actions Both on Dural Afferents and Fibroblasts. ,
Cephalalgia
 35 , 1054-64 , 2015
Cells
Trigeminal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, 1-3 day
Thurner, P. , Gsandtner, I. , Kudlacek, O. , Choquet, D. , Nanoff, C. , Freissmuth, M. and Zezula, J.
A Two-State Model for the Diffusion of the A2A Adenosine Receptor in Hippocampal Neurons: Agonist-Induced Switch to Slow Mobility is Modified by Synapse-Associated Protein 102 (SAP102). ,
J Biol Chem
 289 , 9263-74 , 2014
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 25 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, E18
Todd, G. , Boosalis, C. , Burzycki, A. , Steinman, M. , Hester, L. , Shuster, P. and Patterson, R.
Towards Neuronal Organoids: A Method for Long-Term Culturing of High-Density Hippocampal Neurons. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e58996 , 2013
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 175-200 g
Yan, J. , Melemedjian, O. , Price, T. and Dussor, G.
Sensitization of Dural Afferents Underlies Migraine-Related Behavior Following Meningeal Application of Interleukin-6 (IL-6). ,
Mol Pain
 8 , 6 , 2012
Cells
Trigeminal ganglia
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, E18
Giacomello, M. , Girardi, S. , Scorzeto, M. , Peruffo, A. , Maschietto, M. , Cozzi, B. and Vassanelli, S.
Stimulation of Ca²+ Signals in Neurons by Electrically Coupled Electrolyte-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors. ,
J Neurosci Methods
 198 , 1 , 2011
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.05%
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Rat
Rat, 20-30 day
Bosmans, F. , Puopolo, M. , Martin-Eauclaire, M. , Bean, B. and Swartz, K.
Functional Properties and Toxin Pharmacology of a Dorsal Root Ganglion Sodium Channel Viewed through its Voltage Sensors. ,
J Gen Physiol
 138 , 59 , 2011
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
L-15
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Peltier, D. , Simms, A. , Farmer, J. and Miller, D.
Human Neuronal Cells Possess Functional Cytoplasmic and TLR-Mediated Innate Immune Pathways Influenced by Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Signaling ,
J Immunol
 184 , 7010 , 2010
Cells
Neuronal
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Neurobasal E
Neural
Rat
Rat, Fisher, 7-21 month
Chen, N. , Newcomb, J. , Garbuzova-Davis, S. , Davis Sanberg, C. , Sanberg, P. and Willing, A.
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Have Trophic Effects on Young and Aging Hippocampal Neurons in Vitro. ,
Aging Dis
 1 , 173 , 2010
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic day 18
Liu, Y. , Yohrling, G. , Wang, Y. , Hutchinson, T. , Brenneman, D. , Flores, C. and Zhao, B.
Carisbamate, a Novel Neuromodulator, Inhibits Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and Action Potential Firing of Rat Hippocampal Neurons. ,
Epilepsy Res
 83 , 66 , 2009
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal/B27
Neural
Rat
Rat, embryonic
Yokosuka Makoto, Ohtani-Kaneko Ritsuko, Yamashita Kayoko, Muraoka Daisuke, Kuroda Yoichiro, Watanabe Chiho.
Estrogen and environmental estrogenic chemicals exert developmental effects on rat hypothalamic neurons and glias ,
Toxicol In Vitro
 22 , 1-9 , 2008
Cells
Hypothalamic neurons and glias
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Frank, L. , Caldera-Siu, A. and Pothos, E.
Primary Dissociated Midbrain Dopamine Cell Cultures from Rodent Neonates. ,
J Vis Exp
 21 , 820 , 2008
Cells
Dopamine neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 1-2 day
Floyd Candace L, Gorin Fredric A, Lyeth Bruce G.
Mechanical strain injury increases intracellular sodium and reverses Na+/Ca2+ exchange in cortical astrocytes ,
Glia
 51 , 35-46 , 2005
Cells
Cortical astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 5-8 week
Connor, M, Naves, L. and McCleskey, E.
Contrasting Phenotypes of Putative Proprioceptive and Nociceptive Trigeminal Neurons Innervating Jaw Muscle in Rat. ,
Mol Pain
 1 , 31 , 2005
Cells
Trigeminal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
CMF Hanks
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, E15
Moriya-Ito K, Osada T, Ishimatsu Y, Muramoto K, Kobayashi T, Ichikawa M.
Maturation of vomeronasal receptor neurons in vitro by coculture with accessory olfactory bulb neurons ,
Chem Senses
 30 , 111 , 2005
Cells
Vomeronasal receptor neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, 15 week
Evans J, Sumners C, Moore J, Huentelman MJ, Deng J, Gelband CH. and Shaw G
Characterization of mitotic neurons derived from adult rat hypothalamus and brain stem ,
J Neurophysiol
 87 , 1076 , 2002
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate A

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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.