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Adipose/Fat
Human
Human, male 40-60 years
Blasi, A. , Martino, C. , Balducci, L. , Saldarelli, M. , Soleti, A. , Navone, S. , Canzi, L. , Cristini, S. , Invernici, G. , Parati, E. and Alessandri, G.
Dermal Fibroblasts Display Similar Phenotypic and Differentiation Capacity to Fat-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, but Differ in Anti-Inflammatory and Angiogenic Potential ,
Vasc Cell
 3 , 5 , 2011
Cells
Adipose derived stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.25%
Medium
PBS
Adipose/Fat
Mouse

Mouse, Adult

Hay, A. , Murphy, T. , Popichak, K. , Zabel, M. and Moreno, J.
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells decrease prion-induced glial inflammation in vitro. ,
Sci Rep
 12 , 22567 , 2022
Cells
Mesenchymal stromal
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 400u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Adrenal
Human
Human
Caroccia, B. , Fassina, A. , Seccia, T. , Recarti, C. , Petrelli, L. , Belloni, A. , Pelizzo, M. and Rossi, G.
Isolation of Human Adrenocortical Aldosterone-Producing Cells by a Novel Immunomagnetic Beads Method. ,
Endocrinology
 151 , 1375 , 2010
Cells
Adrenocortical
Enzymes
Medium
Krebs Ringer
Adrenal
Mouse
Mouse
Dominguez, N. , Rodri­guez, M. , Machado, J. and Borges, R.
Preparation and Culture of Adrenal Chromaffin Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 846 , 223 , 2012
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.003-0.015%
Hyaluronidase : 0.015%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Human
Human
Scherpelz, K. , Lu, J.,Tycko, R. and Meredith, S.
Preparation of Amyloid Fibrils Seeded from Brain and Meninges ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1345 , 299 , 2016
Cells
Amyloid Fibrils
Enzymes
Medium
50mM Tris
Brain
Human
Human, 25-81 yr
Volovitz, I, Shapira, N. , Ezer, H. , Gafni, A. , Lustgarten, M. , Alter, T. , Ben-Horin, I. , Barzilai, O. , Shahar, T. , Kanner, A. , Fried, I. , Veshchev, I. , Grossman, R. and Ram, Z,
A Non-Aggressive, Highly Efficient, Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Human Brain-Tumors and Brain-Tissues to Viable Single-Cells. ,
BMC Neurosci
 17 , 30 , 2016
Cells
Brain tumor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.11 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Human
Hussein, D. , Punjaruk, W. , Storer, L. , Shaw, L. , Othman, R. , Ottoman, R. , Peet, A. , Miller, S. , Bandopadhyay, G. , Heath, R. , Kumari, R. , Bowman, K. , Braker, P. , Rahman, R. , Jones, G. , Watson, S. and Lowe, J.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Cancer Stem Cells: Cell Cycle Dynamics, DNA Repair, and Etoposide Extrusion. ,
Neuro Oncol
 13 , 70-83 , 2011
Cells
Brain tumor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Human
Human
Sauvageot, C. , Weatherbee, J. , Kesari, S. , Winters, S. , Barnes, J. , Dellagatta, J. , Ramakrishna, N. , Stiles, C. , Kung, A. , Kieran, M. and Wen, P.
Efficacy of the HSP90 Inhibitor 17-AAG in Human Glioma Cell Lines and Tumorigenic Glioma Stem Cells. , Neuro Oncol Vol. 11 , 109 , 2009
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Brain
Human
Human
Klegeris Andis, McGeer PatrickL.
Chymotrypsin-like proteases contribute to human monocytic THP-1 cell as well as human microglial neurotoxicity ,
Glia
 51 , 56-64 , 2005
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Brain
Human
Human
Roher, A.E. , Palmer, K.C. , Chau, V. and Ball, M.J.
Isolation and Chemical Characterization of Alzheimer's Disease Paired Helical Filament Cytoskeletons:Differentiation from Amyloid Plaque Core Protein ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 2703 , 1988
Cells
Neuronal
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 10 µg/ml
Medium
Tris-HCl, 50 mM, CaCl2, 2 mM
Brain
Mouse
Adult and neonatal
Calvo, Belen, Rubio, F. , Fernandez, M. and Tranque, P.
Dissociation of Neonatal and Adult Mice Brain for Simultaneous Analysis of Microglia, Astrocytes and Infiltrating Lymphocytes by Flow Cytometry. , IBRO Rep Vol. 8 , 36-47 , 2020
Cells
Microglia, astrocytes, lymphocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 120 u/ml
Papain : 20 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1.2 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Kramer, D. , Risso, D. , Kosillo,. , Ngai, J. and Bateup, H.
Combinatorial Expression of Grp and Neurod6 Defines Dopamine Neuron Populations with Distinct Projection Patterns and Disease Vulnerability , eNeuro Vol. 5 , 1 , 2018
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Medium
Artificial CSF
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, P13-15
Haseleu, J. , Anlauf, E. , Blaess, S. , Endl, E. and Derouiche, A.
Studying Subcellular Detail in Fixed Astrocytes: Dissociation of Morphologically Intact Glial Cells (DIMIGs). ,
Front Cell Neurosci
 7 , 54 , 2013
Cells
Glial
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, P0-P15
Foo, L.
Purification of Rat and Mouse Astrocytes by Immunopanning. ,
Cold Spring Harb. Protoc.
 2013 , 421-32 , 2013
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 5 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Shah. G. , Price, T. , Banks, W. , Morofuji, Y. , Kovac, A. , Ercal, N. , Sorenson, C. , Shin, E. and Sheibani, N.
Pharmacological Inhibition of Mitochondrial Carbonic Anhydrases Protects Mouse Cerebral Pericytes from High Glucose-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis. ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 344 , 637-45 , 2013
Cells
Cerebral pericytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Ryg-Cornejo, V. , Ioannidis, L. and Hansen, D.
Isolation and Analysis of Brain-Sequestered Leukocytes from Plasmodium Berghei ANKA-Infected Mice. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , e50112 , 2013
Cells
Brain-sequestered leukocytes
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Brain
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
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, postnatal
Sher, F. , Rossler, R. , Brouwer, N. , Balasubramaniyan, V. , Boddeke, E. and Copray, S.
Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells Into Oligodendrocytes: Involvement of the Polycomb Group Protein Ezh2. ,
Stem Cells
 26 , 2875 , 2008
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Deoxyribonuclease I : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Oliver, T. , Read, T. , Kessler, J. , Mehmeti, A. , Wells, J. , Huynh, T. , Lin, S. and Wechsler-Reya, R.
Loss of Patched and Disruption of Granule Cell Development in a Pre-Neoplastic Stage of Medulloblastoma. ,
Development
 132 , 2425 , 2005
Cells
Granule cell precursors, pre-neoplastic and tumor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal/B27
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, 3 day
Nishioku T, Hashimoto K, Yamashita K, Liou SY, Kagamiishi Y, Maegawa H, Katsube N, Peters C, von Figura K, Saftig P, Katunuma N, Yamamoto K, Nakanishi H.
Involvement of cathepsin E in exogenous antigen processing in primary cultured murine microglia ,
J Biol Chem
 277 , 4816 , 2002
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Papain : 90 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 2000 u/ml
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Brain
Mouse
Mouse, SD, 8-12 week
O'Donnell SL, Frederick TJ, Krady JK, Vannucci SJ, Wood TL.
IGF-I and microglia/macrophage proliferation in the ischemic mouse brain ,
Glia
 39 , 85 , 2002
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Brain
Mouse
Mouse
Miyazawa K, Himi T, Garcia V, Yamagishi H, Sato S. and Ishizaki Y.
A role for p27/Kip1 in the control of cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation ,
J Neurosci
 20 , 5756 , 2000
Cells
Cerebellar granule cell precursors
Enzymes
Papain : 0.435%
Medium
EBSS
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
Dunham B P, Koch R J.
Basic fibroblast growth factor and insulinlike growth factor I support the growth of human septal chondrocytes in a serum-free environment ,
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
 124 , 1325-30 , 1998
Cells
Septal chondrocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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

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.