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Adrenal
Rat
Rat
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
Adrenal
Rat
Rat
Gilabert, J, Montalvo, G. and Artalejo A.
Rat Chromaffin Cells Primary Cultures: Standardization and Quality Assessment for Single-Cell Assays ,
Nat Protoc
 , 294 , 2006
Cells
Chromaffin
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Adrenal
Rat
Rat, SD
Gilabert, J.
Necessary Conditions to Maintain Rat Adrenal Chromaffin Cells in Primary Culture , Cell Biology of the Chromaffin Cell , Borges, R. and Gandia, L. , Instituto Teofilo Hernando , 2004
Cells
Chromaffin cells
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, 1-2 day
Kurachi, M. , Mikuni, M. and Ishizaki, Y.
Extracellular Vesicles from Vascular Endothelial Cells Promote Survival, Proliferation and Motility of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0159158 , 2016
Cells
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, SD, E18
Folts, C. , Scott-Hewitt, N. , Proschel, C. , Mayer-Proschel, M. and Noble, M.
Lysosomal Re-acidification Prevents Lysosphingolipid-Induced Lysosomal Impairment and Cellular Toxicity. ,
PLoS Biol
 14 , e1002583 , 2016
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Brain
Rat
Rat, 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
Rat
Rat, SD, neonatal
Kaiser, O. , Aliuos, P. , Wissel, K. , Lenarz, T. , Werner, D. , Reuter, G. , Kral, A. and Warnecke, A.
Dissociated Neurons and Glial Cells Derived from Rat Inferior Colliculi After Digestion with Papain. ,
PLoS ONE
 8 , e80490 , 2013
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neuro medium
Brain
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
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, 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, 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
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, 4-14 week
Wang N, Koutz CA. and Anderson RE.
A method for the isolation of retinal pigment epithelial cells from adult rats ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 34(1) , 101 , 1993
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 65 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 220 u/ml
Medium
CF Hanks with EDTA
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, adult
(also hamster)
Heimann, T. and Githens, S.
Rat Pancreatic Duct Epithelium Cultured on a Porous Support Coated with Extracellular Matrix ,
Pancreas
 6 (5) , 514 , 1991
Cells
Interlobular duct fragments
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Fischer, male, 4-6 weeks
Babcock, M. , Marino, M. , Gunning, W. and Stoner, G.
Clonal Growth and Serial Propagation of Rat Esophageal Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 403 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Esophagus
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
HEPES BSS
Epithelial
Rat
Rat, Fischer, adult, 200-250 g
Williams, G. and Gunn, J.
Long-Term Culture of Adult Rat Liver Epithelial Cells ,
Exp Cell Res
 89 , 139 , 1974
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.0075%
Medium
KCl-NaCl HEPES Buffer
Eye
Rat

Rat, SD, 1-2 day

Lian, W. , Hu, X. , Zhang, J. , Wu, Y. , Zhao, N. , Ma, H. , He, H. and Lu, Q.
Fucoxanthin Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells and Promotes Parkin-mediated Mitophagy against Glutamate Excitotoxicity. ,
Neuroreport
 34 , 385-394 , 2023
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 0.5%
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Wister, 3-30 wk
Cameron, M. , Kekesi, O. , Morley, J. , Tapson, J. , Breen, P. , Van Schaik, A. and Buskila, Y.
Calcium Imaging of AM Dyes Following Prolonged Incubation in Acute Neuronal Tissue. ,
PLoS ONE
 11 , e0155468 , 2016
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, 180-220g
Ma, J. , Yu, W. , Wang, Y. , Cao, G. , Cai, S. , Chen, X. , Yan, N. , Yuan, Y. , Zeng, H. , Fleenor, D. , Liu, X. and Pang, I.
Neuroprotective Effects of C-type Natriuretic Peptide on Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells. ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 51 , 3544-53 , 2010
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
Papain : 0.2%
Medium
Neurobasal
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD
Jing, S. , Wen, D. , Yu, Y. , Holst, P. , Luo, Y. , Fang, M. , Tamir, R. , Antonio, L. , Hu, Z. and et al.
GDNF-Induced Activation of the Ret Protein Tyrosine Kinase is Mediated by GDNFR-a, a Novel Receptor for GDNF ,
Cell
 85 , 1113 , 1996
Cells
Retina
Enzymes
Papain : 120 U
Medium
HBSS, PBS
Eye
Rat
Rat, 4-14 week
Wang N, Koutz CA. and Anderson RE.
A method for the isolation of retinal pigment epithelial cells from adult rats ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 34(1) , 101 , 1993
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 65 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 220 u/ml
Medium
CF Hanks with EDTA
Eye
Rat
Rat, Long Evans, 1-15 days
Huettner, J. and Baughman, R.
Primary Culture of Identified Neurons From the Visual Cortex of Postnatal Rats ,
J Neurosci
 6 , 3044 , 1986
Cells
Neurons, visual cortex
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
BSS
(see reference)
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-250 g
Farkas, A. , Acsai, K. , Nagy, N. , Toth, A. , Fulop, F. , Seprenyi, G. , Birinyi, P. , Nanasi, P. , Forster, T. , Csanady, M. , Papp, J. , Varrro, A. and Farkas, A.
Na(+)/Ca(2+) Exchanger Inhibition Exerts a Positive Inotropic Effect in the Rat Heart, but Fails to Influence the Contractility of the Rabbit Heart. ,
Br J Pharmacol
 154 , 93 , 2008
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : see reference
Protease : see reference
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, male
Stagg Mark A, Coppen Steven R, Suzuki Ken, Varela-Carver Anabel, Lee Joon, Brand Nigel J, Fukushima Satsuki, Yacoub Magdi H, Terracciano Cesare M.
Evaluation of frequency, type, and function of gap junctions between skeletal myoblasts overexpressing connexin43 and cardiomyocytes: relevance to cell transplantation ,
FASEB J
 20 , 744-6 , 2006
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.06%
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 300-350 g
Niederbichler Andreas D, Hoesel Laszlo M, Westfall Margaret V, Gao Hongwei, Ipaktchi Kyros R, Sun Lei, Zetoune Firas S, Su Grace L, Arbabi Saman, Sarma J Vidya, Wang StewartC, Hemmila MarkR, Ward PeterA.
An essential role for complement C5a in the pathogenesis of septic cardiac dysfunction ,
J Exp Med
 203 , 53-61 , 2006
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, 200-250 g
Lu Tong, Ye Dan, Wang Xiaoli, Seubert John M, Graves Joan P, Bradbury J Alyce, Zeldin Darryl C, Lee Hon-Chi.
Cardiac and vascular KATP channels in rats are activated by endogenous epoxyeicosatrienoic acids through different mechanisms ,
J Physiol
 575 , 627-44 , 2006
Cells
Ventricular myocytes and mesenteric arterial SMC
Enzymes
Papain : 0.175%
Medium
Krebs-Ringer
Heart
Rat
Rat, 50 g
Aberle II NS. and Ren J.
Experimental Assessment of the Role of Acetaldehyde in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy ,
Biol Proced Online
 5 , 1 , 2003
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 223 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
Medium 199
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult, 220-280g
Gordon Jennifer M, Dusting Gregory J, Woodman Owen L, Ritchie Rebecca H.
Cardioprotective action of CRF peptide urocortin against simulated ischemia in adult rat cardiomyocytes ,
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
 284 , H330-6 , 2003
Cells
Cardiomyocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 178 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit, CF
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, pregnant female
DeAlmeida, A. , Mustin, D. , Forman, M. , Brower, G. , Janicki, J. and Carver, W.
Effects of mast cells on the behavior of isolated heart fibroblasts: modulation of collagen remodeling and gene expression ,
J Cell Physiol
 191 , 51 , 2002
Cells
Peritoneal mast
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM (see reference)
Heart
Rat
Rat, adult
Ren J. and Wold LE.
Measurement of Cardiac Mechanical Function in Isolated Ventricular Myocytes from Rats and Mice by Computerized Video-Based Imaging ,
Biol Proced Online
 3 , 43 , 2001
Cells
Ventricular myocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 223 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.01%
Trypsin : 0.002%
Medium
Tyrode solution
Heart
Rat
Rat, SD, adult female
Puri S, Bansal DD, Uskokovic MR. and MacGregor RR.
Induction of tissue plasminogen activator secretion from rat heart microvascular cells by fM 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) ,
Am J Physiol/Endo
 278(2) , E293 , 2000
Cells
Heart microvascular cells
Enzymes
CLSPA : 250u/ml
Papain : 5 u/ml
Elastase : 0.8 u/ml
Medium
L-15

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.