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Kidney
Human
Human
Basu, J. , Genheimer, C. , Sangha, N. , Quinlan, S. , Guthrie, K. , Kelley, R. , Ilagan, R. , Jain, D. , Bertram, T. and Ludlow, J.
Organ Specific Regenerative Markers in Peri-Organ Adipose: Kidney. ,
Lipids Health Dis
 10 , 171 , 2011
Cells
Renal adipose derived cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Human
Human, adult
Valente, M. , Henrique, R. , Costa, V. , Jeronimo, C. , Carvalho, F. , Bastos, M. , Guedes de Pinho, P. and Carvalho, M.
A Rapid and Simple Procedure for the Establishment of Human Normal and Cancer Renal Primary Cell Cultures from Surgical Specimens. ,
PLoS ONE
 6 , e19337 , 2011
Cells
Renal tumor cells and proximal tubular epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Kidney
Human
Human
Presnell, S. , Bruce, A. , Wallace, S. , Choudhury, S. , Genheimer, C. , Cox, B. , Guthrie, K. , Werdin, E. , Tatsumi-Ficht, P. , Ilagan, R. , Kelley, R. , Rivera, E. , Ludlow, J. , Wagner, B. , Jayo, M. and Bertram, T.
Isolation, Characterization, and Expansion Methods for Defined Primary Renal Cell Populations from Rodent, Canine, and Human Normal and Diseased Kidneys. ,
Tiss Eng
 17 , 261 , 2011
Cells
Renal cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 300 u/ml
Neutral Protease : see reference
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Human
Human, adult
Johnson, D. , Saunders, H. , Johnson, F. , Huq, S. , Field, M. and Pollock, C.
Cyclosporin exerts a direct fibrogenic effect on human tubulointerstitial cells: roles of insulin-like growth factor I, transforming growth factor beta1, and platelet-derived growth factor ,
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
 289 , 535-42 , 1999
Cells
Renal proximal tubule and cortical fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 383 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Kidney
Human
Human
McAteer, J, Kempson, S. and Evan, A
Culture of Human Renal Cortex Epithelial Cells ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 13 , 143 , 1991
Cells
Renal cortex
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
Tissue Culture Grade Water
Kidney
Human
Human
Trifillis, A. and Kahng, M.
Characterization of an In Vitro System of Human Renal Papillary Collecting Duct Cells ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 441 , 1990
Cells
Papillary duct
Enzymes
Collagenase : 400 u/ml
Medium
Eagle's MEM-HEPES buffer w/L-glutamine
Kidney
Human
Human
Heieren, M. , van der Woude, F. and Balfour Jr., H.
Cytomegalovirus Replicates Efficiently in Human Kidney Mesangial Cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 85 , 1642 , 1988
Cells
Mesangial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Kidney
Human
Human, adult
Yang, A. , Gould-Kostka, J. and Oberley, T.
In Vitro Growth and Differentiation of Human Kidney Tubular Cells on a Basement Membrane Substrate ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 23 (1) , 34 , 1987
Cells
Tubular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Kidney
Human
Human, adult, 14-66 years
Trifillis, A. , Regec, A. and Trump, B.
Isolation, Culture, and Charaterization of Human Renal Tubular Cells ,
J Urol
 133 , 324 , 1985
Cells
Tubular
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
Joklik's MEM
Kidney
Human
Human
Hemstreet, G. , Enoch, P. and Pretlow, T.
Tissue Disaggregation of Human Renal Cell Carcinoma with Further Isopyknic and Isokinetic Gradient Purification ,
Cancer Res
 40 , 1043 , 1980
Cells
Malignant
Stromal
Enzymes
Papain : 0.009%
Medium
Sacks solution
Kidney
Human
Human, 24 newborn and stillborn
(also rabbit)
De Oca, H. and Malinin, T.
Dispersion and Cultivation of Renal Cells After Short-Term Storage of Kidneys ,
J Clin Microbiol
 2 , 243 , 1975
Cells
Renal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
See reference
Neural
Human

Human

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human

Human

Park, S. , Eber, M. , Fonseca, M. , Patel, C. , Cunnane, K. , Ding, H. , Hsu, F. and Peters, C.
Usefulness of the Measurement of Neurite Outgrowth of Primary Sensory Neurons to Study Cancer-Related Painful Complications. ,
Biochem Pharmacol
 188 , 114520 , 2021
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Neural
Enzymes
Papain : 30 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Mothe, A. and Tator, C.
Isolation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells from the Periventricular Region of the Adult Rat and Human Spinal Cord. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e52732 , 2015
Cells
Spinal cord neural progenitor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Panchision David M, Chen Hui-Ling, Pistollato Francesca, Papini Daniela, Ni Hsiao-Tzu, Hawley Teresa S.
Optimized flow cytometric analysis of central nervous system tissue reveals novel functional relationships among cells expressing CD133, CD15, and CD24 ,
Stem Cells
 25 , 1560-70 , 2007
Cells
Neural, various
Enzymes
Papain : 12 u/ml
Collagenase/Dispase : see reference
Trypsin : see reference
Medium
see reference
Neural
Human
Human, 9 month
Dietrich J, Lacagnina M, Gass D, Richfield E, Mayer-Proschel M, Noble M, Torres C, Proschel C.
EIF2B5 mutations compromise GFAP+ astrocyte generation in vanishing white matter leukodystrophy ,
Nat Med
 11 , 277 , 2005
Cells
Neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 0.07 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 mg/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Human
Human, 26 week
Fuja TJ, Schwartz PH, Darcy D, Bryant PJ.
Asymmetric localization of LGN but not AGS3, two homologs of Drosophila pins, in dividing human neural progenitor cells ,
J Neurosci Res
 75 , 782 , 2004
Cells
Neural progenitor cells
Enzymes
Papain : 2.5 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 1 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Neural
Human
Human, adult
Roy NS, Benraiss A, Wang S, Fraser RA, Goodman R, Couldwell WT, Nedergaard M, Kawaguchi A, Okano H, Goldman SA.
Promoter-targeted selection and isolation of neural progenitor cells from the adult human ventricular zone ,
J Neurosci Res
 59 , 321 , 2000
Cells
Ventricular epithelial
Enzymes
Papain : 11.4 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Neural
Human
Human, 5-65 years
Von Recum, H. , Okano, T. , Kim, S. and Bernstein, P.
Maintenance of Retinoid Metabolism in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Culture ,
Exp Eye Res
 69 , 97 , 1999
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Human
Human
Dib-Hajj SD, Tyrrell L, Cummins TR, Black JA, Wood PM, Waxman SG.
Two tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels in human dorsal root ganglion neurons ,
F.E.B.S. Lett.
 462 , 117 , 1999
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion neurons
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12

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.