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Human

Nolle, A. , Dijken, I. , Waelti, C. , Calini, D. , Bryois, J. and Lezan, E.
Enrichment of Glial Cells From Human Post-mortem Tissue for Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis Using Immunopanning. ,
Front Cell Neurosci
 15 , 772011 , 2021
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Human

Human, fetal

Barbar, L. , Rusielewicz, T. , Zimmer, M. , Kalpana, K. and Fossati, V.
Isolation of Human CD49f Astrocytes and iPSC-Based Neurotoxicity Assays. , STAR Protoc Vol. 1 , 100172 , 2020
Cells
Astrocytes
Enzymes
PDS kit : see reference
Medium
EBSS
Brain
Human
Human, adult
Spaethling, J. , Na, Y. , Lee, J. , Ulyanova, A. , Baltuch, G. , Bell, T. , Brem, S. , Chen, H. , Dueck, H. , Fisher, S. , Garcia, M. , Khaladkar, M. , Kung, D. , Lucas, T. , O'Rourke, D. and Stefanik, D.
Primary Cell Culture of Live Neurosurgically Resected Aged Adult Human Brain Cells and Single Cell Transcriptomics. ,
Cell Rep
 18 , 791-803 , 2017
Cells
Neuronal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
Neurobasal
Brain
Human
Human
Mizee, M. , Miedema, S. , van der Poel, M. , Adelia , S. , van Strien, M. , Melief, J. , Smolders, J. , Hendrickx, D. , Heutinck, K. , Hamann, J. and Huitinga, I.
Isolation of Primary Microglia from the Human Post-Mortem Brain: Effects of Ante- and Post-Mortem Variables. ,
Acta Neuropathol
 5 , 16 , 2017
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Human
Human
Rustenhoven, J. , Park Thomas, I. , Schweder, P. , Scotter, J. , Correia, J. , Smith, A. , Gibbons, H. , Oldfield, R. , Bergin, P. , Mee, E. , Faull, R. , Curtis, M. , Scott, G. and Dragunow, M.
Isolation of Highly Enriched Primary Human Microglia for Functional Studies. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 19371 , 2016
Cells
Microglia
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 10 u/ml
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
Hibernate A
Brain
Human
Human, fetal and mature
Zhang, Y. , Sloan, S. , Clarke, L. , Caneda, C. , Plaza, C. , Blumenthal, P. , Vogel, H. , Steinberg, G. , Edwards, M. , Li, G. , Duncan, J. , Cheshier, S. , Shuer, L. , Chang, E. , Grant, G. , Gephart, M. and Barres, B.
Purification and Characterization of Progenitor and Mature Human Astrocytes Reveals Transcriptional and Functional Differences with Mouse. ,
Neuron
 89 , 37-53 , 2016
Cells
Astrocytes and neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 7.5-20 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
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
Human
Human
Gerhart, D. Z. , Broderius, M. A. and Drewes, L. R.
Cutlured Human and Canine Endothelial Cells from Brain Microvessels ,
Brain Res Bull
 21 , 785 , 1988
Cells
Microvessels
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Brain
Human
Human, 15-54 years
Vinters, H.V. , Reave, S. , Costello, P. , Girvin, J.P. and Moore, S.A.
Isolation and Culture of Cells Derived From Human Cerebral Microvessels ,
Cell Tissue Res
 249 , 657 , 1987
Cells
Microvessels
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Serum-free modified Lewis medium
Brain
Human

Human

Arlotta, P. , Quadrato, G. and Sherwood, L.
Long-term Culture and Electrophysiological Characterization of Human Brain Organoids , Protocol.OI Vol. https://doi.org/10.1038/protex.2017.049
Cells
Brain organoids
Lung
Human

Human

Konishi, S. , Tata, A. and Tata, P.
Defined Conditions for Long-term Expansion of Murine and Human Alveolar Epithelial Stem Cells in Three-dimensional Cultures. , STAR Protoc Vol. 3 , 101447 , 2022
Cells
Alveolar epithelial stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 0.33 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Lung
Human

Human

Youk, J. , Kim, T. , Evans, K. , Jeong, Y. , Hur, Y. , Hong, S. , Kim, J. , Yi, K. , Kim, S. , Na, K. , Bleazard, T. , Kim, H. , Fellows, M. , Mahbubani, K. , Saeb-Parsy, K. , Kim, S. , Kim, Y. , Koh, G. , Choi, B. , Ju, Y. and Lee, J.
Three-Dimensional Human Alveolar Stem Cell Culture Models Reveal Infection Response to SARS-CoV-2. , Cell Stem Cell Vol. 27 , 905-919.e10 , 2020
Cells
Aveolar
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Human
Human
Bahmed, K. , Boukhenouna, S. , Karim, L. , Andrews, T. , Lin, J. , Powers, R. , Wilson, M. , Lin, C. , Messier, E. , Reisdorph, N. , Powell, R. , Tang, H. , Mason, R. , Criner, G. and Kosmider, B.
The Effect of Cysteine Oxidation on DJ-1 Cytoprotective Function in Human Alveolar Type II Cells. ,
Cell Death Dis
 10 , 638 , 2019
Cells
Aveolar
Enzymes
Elastase : 12.9 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Lung
Human
Human
Quatromoni, J. , Singhal, S. , Bhojnagarwala, P. , Hancock, W. , Albelda, S. and Eruslanov, E.
An Optimized Dissagregation Method for Human Lung Tumors That Perserves the Phenotype and Function of the Immune Cells ,
J Leukoc Biol
 97 , 201 , 2015
Cells
Lung tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 45-60 u/ml
Collagenase Type 2 : 15-20 u/ml
Collagenase Type 4 : 45-60 u/ml
Elastase : 0.002%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Lung
Human
Human
Barkauskas, C. , Cronce, M. , Rackley, C. , Bowie, E. , Keene, D. , Stripp, B. , Randell, S. , Noble, P. and Hogan, B.
Type 2 Alveolar Cells are Stem Cells in Adult Lung ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 3025 , 2013
Cells
Alveolar epithelial
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 2 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Elastase : 10 u/ml
Medium
Bronchial Epithelial Growth Medium
Lung
Human
Human
Mackay, L. , Dodd, S. , Dougall, I. , Tomlinson, W. , Lordan, J. , Fisher, A. and Corris, P.
Isolation and Characterisation of Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells from Patients with Severe Emphysema. ,
Respir Res
 14 , 23 , 2013
Cells
Pulmonary endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Lung
Human
Human
Comhair, S. , Xu, W. , Mavrakis, L. , Aldred, M. , Asosingh, K. and Erzurum, S.
Human Primary Lung Endothelial Cells in Culture. ,
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol
 46 , 723-30 , 2012
Cells
Lung endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Lung
Human
Human
Fujino, N. , Kubo, H. , Suzuki, T. , Ota, C. , Hegab, A. , He, M. , Suzuki, S. , Suzuki, T. , Yamada, M. , Kondo, T. , Kato, H. and Yamaya, M.
Isolation of Alveolar Epithelial Type II Progenitor Cells from Adult Human Lungs. ,
Lab Invest
 91 , 363 , 2011
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Human
Human
Zhu, Y. , Skold, C. , Liu, X. , Wang, H. , Kohyama. , Wen, F. , Ertl, R. and Rennard, S.
Fibroblasts and Monocyte Macrophages Contract and Degrade Three-Dimensional Collagen Gels in Extended Co-Culture ,
Respir Res
 2 (5) , 295 , 2001
Cells
Lung
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Lung
Human
Human, 16-24 week therapeutic abortions
Liley, H. , Ertsey, R. , Gonzales, L. , Odom, M. , Hawgood, S. , Dobbs, L. and Ballard, P.
Synthesis of Surfactant Components by Cultured Type II Cells From Human Lung ,
Biochim Biophys Acta
 961 , 86 , 1988
Cells
Alveolar type II
Fetal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 50 ug/ml
Medium
Ham's F-12, Eagle's MEM
Lung
Human
Human
Lechner, J. , Haugen, A. , McClendon, I. and Pettis, E.
Clonal Growth of Normal Adult Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells in a Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro
 18 (7) , 633 , 1982
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.02%
Medium
Medium 199
Lung
Human
Human, 12-16 wk old embryo
Kan, M. and Yamane, I.
In Vitro Proliferation and Lifespan of Human Diploid Fibroblasts in Serum-Free BSA-Containing Medium ,
J Cell Physiol
 111 , 155 , 1982
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.01%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Lung
Human
Human fetuses, 80 day
(also swine fetuses, 70 day, adult Amer Dutch, 250 day)
Hinz, R. and Syverton, J.
Mammalian Cell Cultures for Study of Influenza Virus. I. Preparation of Monolayer Cultures with Collagenase ,
Proc Soc Exp Biol Med
 101 , 19 , 1959
Cells
Lung
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.01%
Medium
HBSS

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Colon
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Eye
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Liver
Lung
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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.