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Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-300 g
East, E. , de Oliveira, D. , Golding, J. and Phillips, J.
Alignment of Astrocytes Increases Neuronal Growth in Three-Dimensional Collagen Gels and is Maintained Following Plastic Compression to Form a Spinal Cord Repair Conduit. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 16 , 3173 , 2010
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia, fibroblast
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 7 day
Sakisaka, T. , Yamamoto, Y. , Mochida, S. , Nakamura, M. , Nishikawa, K. , Ishizaki, H. , Okamoto-Tanaka, M. , Miyoshi, J. , Fujiyoshi, Y. , Manabe, T. and Takai, Y.
Dual Inhibition of SNARE Complex Formation by Tomosyn Ensures Controlled Neurotransmitter Release. ,
J Cell Biol
 183 , 323 , 2008
Cells
Superior cervical ganglion
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
L-15
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, SD, 0-2 day
Pedraza Carlos E, Podlesniy Petar, Vidal Noemi­, Arevalo Juan Carlos, Lee Ramee, Hempstead Barbara, Ferrer Isidre, Iglesias Montse, Espinet Carme.
Pro-NGF isolated from the human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease induces neuronal apoptosis mediated by p75NTR ,
Am J Pathol
 166 , 533-43 , 2005
Cells
Superior cervical ganglion
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 20 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM
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, SD, male 150-220 g
Hu Hong-Zhen, Gu Qihai, Wang Chunbo, Colton Craig K, Tang Jisen, Kinoshita-Kawada Mariko, Lee Lu-Yuan, Wood Jackie D, Zhu Michael X.
2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate is a common activator of TRPV1, TRPV2, and TRPV3 ,
J Biol Chem
 279 , 35741-8 , 2004
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F12
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Bixby, S. , Kruger, G. , Mosher, J. , Joseph, N. and Morrison, S.
Cell-Intrinsic Differences Between Stem Cells from Different Regions of the Peripheral Nervous System Regulate the Generation of Neural Diversity. ,
Neuron
 35 , 643 , 2002
Cells
Sciatic nerve and gut neural crest stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.005%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, female, pregnant
Morrison, S. , White, P. , Zock, C. and Anderson, D.
Prospective Identification, Isolation by Flow Cytometry, and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Multipotent Mammalian Neural Crest Stem Cells ,
Cell
 96 , 737 , 1999
Cells
Sciatic nerves
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
L-15 medium
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, SD, embryonic
Morrison, S. , White, P. , Zock, C. and Anderson, D.
Prospective Identification, Isolation by Flow Cytometry, and In Vivo Self-Renewal of Multipotent Mammalian Neural Crest Stem Cells ,
Cell
 96 , 737 , 1999
Cells
Sciatic nerves
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.025%
Medium
L-15 medium
(see reference)
Neural
Rat
Rat, 1-6 day
Robertson, S. , Rae, M. , Rowan, E. and Kennedy, C.
Characterization of a P2X-Purinoceptor in Cultured Neurones of the Rat Dorsal Root Ganglia. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 118 , 951 , 1996
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 150 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Rat
Rat
Stemple, D. and Anderson, D.
Isolation of a Stem Cell for Neurons and Glia from the Mammalian Neural Crest ,
Cell
 71 , 973 , 1992
Cells
Stem, neural crest
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.075%
Medium
Ringer's solution
Neural
Rat
Rat, newborn
Reichardt, L. and Patterson, P.
Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Uptake by Isolated Sympathetic Neurones in Microcultures ,
Nature
 270 , 147 , 1977
Cells
Neurons, sympathetic
Enzymes
Medium
Hank's solution, CF
Organoids
Human

Human

Gamero-Estevez, E. , Hensel, I. , Steinhauer, M. , Müllertz, O. , Savochkina, E. , Sektioglu, I. , Stoll, B. , Derakhshani, S. , Devriese, S. , Kim, K. and Resnik-Docampo, M.
Protocol for Immune Cell Isolation, Organoid Generation, and Co-culture Establishment from Cryopreserved Whole Human Intestine. ,
Bio Protoc
 15 , e5157 , 2025
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Organoids
Human

Human

Chiu, M. , Li, C. , Yu, Y. , Liu, X. , Huang, J. , Wan, Z. , Yuen, K. and Zhou, J.
Establishing Bipotential Human Lung Organoid Culture System and Differentiation to Generate Mature Alveolar and Airway Organoids. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4657 , 2023
Cells
Lung Organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal medium
Organoids
Human

Human, adolescent

Hemeryck, L. , Hermans, F. , Chappell, J. , Kobayashi, H. , Lambrechts, D. , Lambrichts, I. , Bronckaers, A. and Vankelecom, H.
Organoids from Human Tooth Showing Epithelial Stemness Phenotype and Differentiation Potential. ,
Cell Mol Life Sci
 79 , 153 , 2022
Cells
Epithelial organoids
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Organoids
Human

Human

Vaart, J. , Böttinger, L. , Geurts, M. , Wetering, W. , Knoops, K. , Sachs, N. , Begthel, H. , Korving, J. , Lopez-Iglesias, C. , Peters, P. , Eitan, K. , Gileles-Hillel, A. and Clevers, H.
Modelling of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia using Patient-derived Airway Organoids. , EMBO Rep Vol. 22 , e52058 , 2021
Cells
Airway organoids
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.15%
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Airway medium
Organoids
Human

Human

Marinucci, M. , Ercan, C. , Taha-Mehlitz, S. , Fourie, L. , Panebianco, F. , Bianco, G. , Gallon, J. , Staubli, S. , Soysal, S. , Zettl, A. , Rauthe, S. , Vosbeck, J. , Droeser, R. , Bolli, M. , Peterli, R. , Flüe, M. , Ng, C. , Kollmar, O. , Coto-Llerena, M. and Piscuoglio, S.
Standardizing Patient-Derived Organoid Generation Workflow to Avoid Microbial Contamination From Colorectal Cancer Tissues. , Front Oncol Vol. 11 , 781833 , 2021
Cells
Colorectal cancer organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Schreurs, R. , Baumdick, M. , Drewniak, A. and Bunders, M.
Co-culture of Human Intestinal Organoids and Lamina Propria-derived CD4 T Cells. , STAR Protoc Vol. 2 , 100519 , 2021
Cells
Lamina propria lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Organoids
Human

Human

Mansour, A. , Gonçalves, J. , Bloyd, C. , Li, H. , Fernandes, S. , Quang, D. , Johnston, S. , Parylak, S. , Jin, X. and Gage, F.
An In Vivo Model of Functional and Vascularized Human Brain Organoids. ,
Nat Biotechnol
 36 , 432-441 , 2018
Cells
Cerebral organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Fujimura, T. , Enomoto, Y. , Katsura, H. , Ogawa, T. , Baba, S. , Ogata, A. , Yamaoka, A. , Shiroguchi, K. and Morimoto, M.
Identifying a Lung Stem Cell Subpopulation by Combining Single-Cell Morphometrics, Organoid Culture, and Transcriptomics. ,
Stem Cells
 41 , 809-820 , 2023
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Elastase : 1 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Klemke, L. , Blume, J. , Oliveira, T. and Schulz-Heddergott, R.
Preparation and Cultivation of Colonic and Small Intestinal Murine Organoids Including Analysis of Gene Expression and Organoid Viability. ,
Bio Protoc
 12 , e4298 , 2022
Cells
Colonic tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Organoids
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
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Charifou, E. , Sumbal, J. , Koledova, Z. , Li, H. and Chiche, A.
A Robust Mammary Organoid System to Model Lactation and Involution-like Processes. ,
Bio Protoc
 11 , e3996 , 2021
Cells
Mammary organoids
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Neal, J,, Li ,X. , Zhu, J. , Giangarra, V. , Grzeskowiak, C. , Ju, J. , Liu, I. Chiou, S. , Salahudeen, A. and Smith, A. et al
Organoid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. ,
Cell
 175 , 1972 , 2018
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200-300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

O'Rourke, K. , Ackerman, S. , Dow, L. and Lowe, S.
Isolation, Culture, and Maintenance of Mouse Intestinal Stem Cells. ,
Bio Protoc
 6 , 2016
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Medium
Basal Medium
Organoids
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
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Xue, X. and Shah, Y.
In Vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50210 , 2013
Cells
Colon tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Organoids
Mouse

Mouse

Barthel, E. , Speer, A. , Levin, D. , Sala, F. , Hou, X. , Torashima, Y. , Wigfall, C. and Grikscheit, T.
Tissue Engineering of the Intestine in a Murine Model. ,
J Vis Exp
 70 , e4279 , 2012
Cells
Intestinal organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 800 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.013%
Medium
DMEM
Pancreas
Bovine
Bovine
Cotton, C. and Al-Nakkash, L.
Isolation and Culture of Bovine Pancreatic Duct Epithelial cells ,
Am J Physiol
 272 , G1328 , 1997
Cells
Duct epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES
Pancreas
Canine
Canine, adult mongrel, 15-25 kg
Noel, J. , Rabinovitch, A. , Olson, L. , Kyriakides, G. , Miller, J. and Mintz, D.
A Method for Large-Scale, High-Yield Isolation of Canine Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans ,
Metabolism
 31 (2) , 184 , 1982
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 600-1100 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 ug/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Fish
Fish, Osphronemus gourami, 3-month-old, 0.5 mg
Schrezenmeir, J. , Laue, C. , Sternheim,E. , Wolbert, K. , Darquy, S. , Chicheportiche, D. , Kirchgessner, J. and Reach, G.
Long-Term Function of Single-Cell Preparations of Piscine Principal Islets in Hollow Fibers ,
Transplant Proc
 24 (6) , 2941 , 1992
Cells
Islets
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.12 - 0.46 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Pancreas
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig
Schultz, G. , Sarras, Jr, M. , Gunther, G. , Hull, B. , Alicea, H. , Gorelick, F. and Jamieson, J.
Guinea Pig Pancreatic Acini Prepared with Purified collagenase ,
Exp Cell Res
 130 , 49 , 1980
Cells
Acinar
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 60 u/ml
Medium
Kreb's Ringer
Pancreas
Hamster
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
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
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
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

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.