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Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 19-21 day
Cao, R. , Li, A. , Cho, H. , Lee, B. and Obrietan, K.
Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Modulates Photic Entrainment of the Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock. ,
J Neurosci
 30 , 6302 , 2010
Cells
Suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 100 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Shigetomi, E. and Khakh, B.
Measuring Near Plasma Membrane and Global Intracellular Calcium Dynamics in Astrocytes. ,
J Vis Exp
 26 , 1142 , 2009
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Richler Esther, Chaumont Severine, Shigetomi Eiji, Sagasti Alvaro, Khakh Baljit S.
Tracking transmitter-gated P2X cation channel activation in vitro and in vivo ,
Nat Methods
 5 , 87-93 , 2008
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, neonatal
Peptan, I. , Hong, L. and Evans, C.
Multiple Differentiation Potentials of Neonatal Dura Mater-Derived Cells. ,
Neurosurgery
 60 , 346 , 2007
Cells
Dura mater
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, E18
Jekabsons MB, Nicholls DG.
Bioenergetic analysis of cerebellar granule neurons undergoing apoptosis by potassium/serum deprivation ,
Cell Death Differ
 13 , 1595-610 , 2006
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Hibernate
Brain
Rat
Rat, E19
Khakh Baljit S, Fisher James A, Nashmi Raad, Bowser David N, Lester Henry A.
An angstrom scale interaction between plasma membrane ATP-gated P2X2 and alpha4beta2 nicotinic channels measured with fluorescence resonance energy transfer and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 6911-20 , 2005
Cells
Hippocampal neuron
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
MEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male
Floris S, Van den Born J, van der Pol SM, Dijkstra CD, De Vries HE.
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans modulate monocyte migration across cerebral endothelium ,
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
 62 , 780 , 2003
Cells
Cerebral endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Behar, T, Smith, S, Kennedy, R, Mckenzie, J, Maric, I. and Barker, J
GABA(B) receptors mediate motility signals for migrating embryonic cortical cells ,
Cereb Cortex
 11 , 744-53 , 2001
Cells
Cortical cells
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, wistar, 250-300 g
Brzezinska AK, Gebremedhin D, Chilian WM, Kalyanaraman B, Elliott SJ.
Peroxynitrite reversibly inhibits Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in rat cerebral artery smooth muscle cells ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 278 , H1883 , 2000
Cells
Cerebral artery smooth muscle cells
Enzymes
Papain : 1.5 mg/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 1.5 mg/ml
Medium
Physiological Salt Solution
Brain
Rat
Rat, wistar, neonatal
Boehm S, Betz H.
Somatostatin inhibits excitatory transmission at rat hippocampal synapses via presynaptic receptors ,
J Neurosci
 17 , 4066 , 1997
Cells
Hippocampal cells
Enzymes
Papain : 1 mg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, Fisher
Brewer, G.J.
Isolation and culture of adult rat hippocampal neurons of any age ,
J Neurosci Methods
 71 , 143 , 1997
Cells
Hippocampal neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
HibernateA/B27
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, adult
Doron, D. , Jacobowitz, D. , Heldman, E. , Feurerstein, G. , Pollard, H. and Hallenbeck, J.
Extracellular Matrix Permits the Expression of Von Willebrand's Factor, Uptake of Di-I-Acetylated Low Density Lipoprotein and Secretion of Prostacyclin in Cultures of Endothelial Cells from Rat Brain Microvessels ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 27A , 689 , 1991
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, female
Matsuda, M.
Serum Proteins Enhance Aggregate Formation of Dissociated Fetal Rat Brain Cells in an Aggregating Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 24 (10) , 1031 , 1988
Cells
Fetal rat brain
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar-Kyoto, male, 100 - 200 g
Diglio, C.A. , Grammas, P. , Filiberto Giacomelli, M.S. and Wiener, J.
Primary Culture of Rat Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells ,
Lab Invest
 46 , 554 , 1982
Cells
Endothelial
Cerebral
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, Wistar, male, 300-500 g
Williams, S. , Gillis, J. , Matthews, M. , Wagner, R. and Bitensky, M.
Isolation and Characterization of Brain Endothelial Cells: Morphology and Enzyme Activity ,
J Neurochem
 35 (2) , 374 , 1980
Cells
Microvessels
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
Ringers-HEPES buffer
Cartilage
Bovine
Bovine, 18-36 month
White, R. and Gibson, J.
The Effect of Oxygen Tension on Calcium Homeostasis in Bovine Articular Chondrocytes. ,
J Orthop Surg Res
 5 , 27 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Bovine
Bovine, 6-8 week
Hwang, Y. , Sangaj, N. and Varghese, S.
Interconnected Macroporous Poly(ethylene glycol) Cryogels as a Cell Scaffold for Cartilage Tissue Engineering. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 16 , 3033-41 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Bovine
Bovine, 1-3 month
Lima, E. , Tan, A. , Tai, T. , Marra, K. , DeFail, A. , Ateshian, G. and Hung, C.
Genipin Enhances the Mechanical Properties of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage and Protects Against Inflammatory Degradation When Used as a Medium Supplement. ,
J Biomed Mater Res
 91 , 692 , 2009
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 390 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Bovine
Calf, 1-14 days
Klagsbrun, M.
Large Scale Preparation of Chondrocytes , Methods of Enzymology Vol. 58 , 560 , 1979
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Cartilage
Canine
Canine
Lee, J. , Kim, H. , Kim, J. , Bae, S. , Joo, D. , Huh, K. , Fang, Y. , Jeong, J. , Kim, M. and Kim, Y.
Microencapsulation of Pancreatic Islets with Canine Ear Cartilage for Immunoisolation. ,
Transplant Proc
 44 , 1091-4 , 2012
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Equine
Equine
Visser, J. , Levett, P. , te Moller, N. , Besems, J. , Boere, K. , van Rijen, M. , de Grauw, J. , Dhert, W. , van Weeren, P. and Malda, J.
Crosslinkable Hydrogels Derived from Cartilage, Meniscus, and Tendon Tissue. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 21 , 1195-206 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Equine
Equine
Ley, C. , Svala, E. , Nilton, A. , Lindahl, A. , Eloranta, M. , Ekman, S. and Skioldebrand, E.
Effects of High Mobility Group Box Protein-1, Interleukin-1B, and Interleukin-6 on Cartilage Matrix Metabolism in Three-Dimensional Equine Chondrocyte Cultures. ,
Conn Tissue Res
 52 , 290-300 , 2011
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Goat

Goat

Burdis, R. , Chariyev-Prinz, F. , Browe, D. , Freeman, F. , Nulty, J. , McDonnell, E. , Eichholz, K. , Wang, B. , Brama, P. and Kelly, D.
Spatial Patterning of Phenotypically Distinct Microtissues to Engineer Osteochondral Grafts for Biological Joint Resurfacing. ,
Biomaterials
 289 , 121750 , 2022
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 350 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Goat
Goat
Bekkers,J, Creemers, L, Tsuchida, A, van Rijen, M, Custers, R, Dhert, W. and Saris, D.
One-Stage Focal Cartilage Defect Treatment with Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells and Chondrocytes Leads to Better Macroscopic Cartilage Regeneration Compared to Microfracture in Goats. ,
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
 21 , 950-6 , 2013
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Andrews, S. , Kunze, M. , Mulet-Sierra, A. , Williams, L. , Ansari, K. , Osswald, M. and Adesida, A.
Strategies to Mitigate Variability in Engineering Human Nasal Cartilage. ,
Sci Rep
 7 , 6490 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Muraglia, A. , Nguyen, V. , Nardini, M. , Mogni, M. , Coviello, D. , Dozin, B. , Strada, P. , Baldelli, I. , Formica, M. , Cancedda, R. and Mastrogiacomo, M.
Culture Medium Supplements Derived from Human Platelet and Plasma: Cell Commitment and Proliferation Support. ,
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
 5 , 66 , 2017
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Collagenase Type 2 : 1000 u/ml
Collagenase Type 1 : 400 u/ml
Medium
Ham's F12
Cartilage
Human
Human
Tamai, M. , Nagasao, T. , Yanaga, H. , Hamamoto, Y. , Kogure, T. and Tanaka, Y.
Correction of Secondary Deformity after Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum by Means of Cultured autologous Cartilage Cell Injection. ,
Int J Surg Case Rep
 15 , 70-3 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human
Capsoni, F. , Ongari, A. , Lonati, C. , Accetta, R. , Gatti, S. and Catania, A.
Alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating-Hormone (a-MSH) Modulates Human Chondrocyte Activation Induced by Proinflammatory Cytokines. ,
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
 16 , 154 , 2015
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, 52-82 years
Pallu, S. , Francin, P. , Guillaume, C. , Gegout-Pottie, P. , Netter, P. , Mainard, D. , Terlain, B. and Presle, N.
Obesity Affects the Chondrocyte Responsiveness to Leptin in Patients with Osteoarthritis. ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 12 , R112 , 2010
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.15%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Human
Human
Kim Wan-Uk, Kwok Seung-Ki, Hong Kyung-Hee, Yoo Seung-Ah, Kong Jin-Sun, Choe Jongseon, Cho Chul-Soo.
Soluble Fas ligand inhibits angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 9 , R42 , 2007
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, 26-68 year
Marsano A, Millward-Sadler SJ, Salter DM, Adesida A, Hardingham T, Tognana E, Kon E, Chiari-Grisar C, Nehrer S, Jakob M, Martin I.
Differential cartilaginous tissue formation by human synovial membrane, fat pad, meniscus cells and articular chondrocytes ,
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
 15 , 48-58 , 2007
Cells
Meniscus and cartilage
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, 64-83 yr
Tallheden T, Bengtsson C, Brantsing C, Sjogren-Jansson E, Carlsson L, Peterson L, Brittberg M. and Lindahl A.
Proliferation and Differentiation Potential of Chondrocytes from Osteoarthritic Patients ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 7(3) , R560 , 2005
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Cartilage
Human
Human, adult
Liagre B, Vergne-Salle P, Corbiere C, Charissoux JL. and Beneytout JL.
Diosgenin, a Plant Steroid, Induces Apoptosis in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synoviocytes with Cyclooxygenase-2 Overexpression ,
Arthritis Res Ther
 6(4) , R373 , 2004
Cells
Synovial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, adult
Jakob M, Demarteau O, Schafer D, Stumm M, Heberer M. and Martin I.
Enzymatic Digestion of Adult Human Articular Cartilage Yields a Small Fraction of the Total Available Cells ,
Conn Tissue Res
 44 , 173 , 2003
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Cartilage
Human
Human, adults
McEvoy A. , Murphy E. , Ponnio T. , Conneely O. , Bresnihan B. , FitzGerald O. and Murphy E.
Activation of Nuclear Orphan Receptor NURR1 Transcription by NF-kappa B and Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Response Element-binding Protein in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue ,
J Immunol
 168(6) , 2979 , 2002
Cells
Synoviocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Cartilage
Human
Human, 15-60 years
Rotter N, Bonassar LJ, Tobias G, Lebl M, Roy AK, Vacanti CA.
Age dependence of cellular properties of human septal cartilage: implications for tissue engineering ,
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
 127 , 1248-52 , 2001
Cells
Chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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.