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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
Adult, female, 170-200 g
Mead, B. and Tomarev, S.
Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Promote Survival of Retinal Ganglion Cells Through miRNA-Dependent Mechanisms. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 6 , 1273-1285 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
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, 6-8 week
Vigneswara, V. , Esmaeili, M. , Deer, L. , Berry, M. , Logan, A. and Ahmed, Z.
Eye Drop Delivery of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor-34 Promotes Retinal Ganglion Cell Neuroprotection and Axon Regeneration. ,
Mol Cell Neurosci
 68 , 212-21 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD
Tan, C. , Andrews, M. , Kwok, J. , Heintz, T. , Gumy, L. , Fassler, R. and Fawcett, J.
Kindlin-1 Enhances Axon Growth on Inhibitory Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans and Promotes Sensory Axon Regeneration. ,
J Neurosci
 32 , 7325 , 2012
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
Neurobasal
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, Fisher, adult
Suzuki, T. , Mandai, M. , Akimoto, M. , Yoshimura, N. and Takahashi, M.
The Simultaneous Treatment of MMP-2 Stimulants in Retinal Transplantation Enhances Grafted Cell Migration into the Host Retina. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2406 , 2006
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
MEM
Eye
Rat
Rat, Dark Agouti, 3-4 week
Akagi T, Mandai M, Ooto S, Hirami Y, Osakada F, Kageyama R, Yoshimura N, Takahashi M.
Otx2 homeobox gene induces photoreceptor-specific phenotypes in cells derived from adult iris and ciliary tissue ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 45 , 4570 , 2004
Cells
Ciliary-derived eye
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Rat
Rat, embryonic 17 day
Seigel, G.
The Golden Age of Retinal Cell Culture ,
Mol Vis
 5 , 4 , 1999
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.6%
Medium
DMEM
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, 6-8 day
Chang CW, Roque RS, Defoe DM. and Caldwell RB.
An improved method for isolation and culture of pigment epithelial cells from rat retina ,
Curr Eye Res
 10(11) , 1081 , 1991
Cells
Retinal pigment epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
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)
Eye
Rat
Rat, SD, pups
Sarthy PV, Curtis BM. and Catterall WA.
Retrograde Labeling, Enrichment, and Characerization of Retinal Ganglion Cells from the Neonatal Rat ,
J Neurosci
 3 (12) , 2532 , 1983
Cells
Retina
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
Ham's F-12
Liver
Rat

Rat, 8-14 week

Ge, J. , Zheng, Y. , Tsuchida, T. , Furuya, K. , Isoda, H. , Taniguchi, H. , Ohkohchi, N. and Oda, T.
Hepatic Stellate Cells Contribute to Liver Regeneration through Galectins in Hepatic Stem Cell Nliche. ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 11 , 425 , 2020
Cells
Parenchymal and non-parenchymal
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Rat

Wistar, male, 200-250 g

Berardo, C. , Ferrigno, A. , Siciliano, V. , Richelmi, P. , Vairetti, M. and Pasqua, L.
Isolation of Rat Hepatocytes for Pharmacological Studies on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor (mGluR) Subtype 5: A Comparison Between Collagenase I Versus Collagenase IV. ,
Eur J Histochem
 64 , 2020
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, 500-700g
Perepelyuk, M. , Terajima, M. , Wang, A. , Georges, P. , Janmey, P. , Yamauchi, M. and Wells, R.
Hepatic Stellate Cells and Portal Fibroblasts are the Major Cellular Sources of Collagens and Lysyl Oxidases in Normal Liver and Early After Injury. ,
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
 304 , G605 , 2013
Cells
Hepatocytes and sinusoidal endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Rat
Rat, adult
Shen, L. , Hillebrand, A. , Wang, D. and Liu, M.
Isolation and Primary Culture of Rat Hepatic Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 64 , e3917 , 2012
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
William's
Liver
Rat
Rat, adult
Wen, J. , Olsen, A. , Perepelyuk, M. and Wells, R.
Isolation of Rat Portal Fibroblasts by In Situ Liver Perfusion. ,
J Vis Exp
 64 , e3669 , 2012
Cells
Portal fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Liver
Rat
Rat
Budick-Harmelin, N. , Anavi, S. , Madar, Z. and Tirosh, O.
Fatty Acids-Stress Attenuates Gluconeogenesis Induction and Glucose Production in Primary Hepatocytes. ,
Lipids Health Dis
 11 , 66 , 2012
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, 240-320g
Pillai, V. and Mehvar, R.
Inhibition of NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Reductase by Tannic Acid in Rat Liver Microsomes and Primary Hepatocytes: Methodological Artifacts and Application to Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury ,
J Pharm Sci
 100 , 3495 , 2011
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
HIS kit : per instructions
Medium
Waymouth's MB
Liver
Rat
Rat
Gopalakrishnan, S. and Harris, E.
In Vivo Liver Endocytosis Followed by Purification of Liver Cells by Liver Perfusion. ,
J Vis Exp
 57 , e3138 , 2011
Cells
Hepatocytes and SEC's
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
RPMI
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, 250-300g
Parasrampuria, R. and Mehvar, R.
Dose-Dependent Inhibition of Transporter-Mediated Hepatic Uptake and Biliary Excretion of Methotrexate by Cyclosporine A in an Isolated Perfused Rat Liver Model. ,
J Pharm Sci
 99 , 5060 , 2010
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
HIS kit : per instructions
Medium
Krebs-Henseleit
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD
Handy, J. , Saxena, N. , Fu, P. , Lin, S. , Mells, J. , Gupta, N. and Anania, F.
Adiponectin Activation of AMPK Disrupts Leptin-Mediated Hepatic Fibrosis via Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS-3). ,
J Cell Biochem
 110 , 1195 , 2010
Cells
Hepatic stellate cells
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.02%
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
Medium 199
Liver
Rat
Rat, Wistar, female
Zvibel, I. , Atias, D. , Phillips, A. , Halpern, Z. and Oren, R.
Thyroid Hormones Induce Activation of Rat Hepatic Stellate Cells Through Increased Expression of p75 Neurotrophin Receptor and Direct Activation of Rho. ,
Lab Invest
 90 , 674 , 2010
Cells
Hepatic stellate cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 0.025-0.1%
Pronase : 0.025-0.13%
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD
Chung, C. , Shugrue, C. , Nagar, A. , Doll, J. , Cornwell, M. , Gattu, A. , Kolodecik, T. , Pandol, S. and Gorelick, F.
Ethanol Exposure Depletes Hepatic Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor, a Novel Lipid Regulator. ,
Gastroenterol
 136 , 331 , 2009
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.05%
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Rat
Rat, Lewis, male
Bettinger, C. , Kulig, K. , Vacanti, J. , Langer, R. and Borenstein, J.
Nanofabricated Collagen-Inspired Synthetic Elastomers for Primary Rat Hepatocyte Culture. ,
Tissue Eng Part A
 15 , 1321 , 2009
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DPBS
Liver
Rat
Rat, 200-300 g
Mula, N. , Cubero, F. , Codesal, J. , de Andres, S. , Escudero, C. , Garcia-Barrutia, S. , Millan, I. , Arahuetes, R. and Maganto, P.
Survival of Allogeneic Hepatocytes Transplanted into the Thymus. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 188 , 270 , 2008
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, 500-750 g
Li, Z. , Dranoff, J. , Chan, E. , Uemura, M. and Sevigny, J.and Wells, R.
Transforming Growth Factor-beta and Substrate Stiffness Regulate Portal Fibroblast Activation in Culture. ,
Hepatol
 46 , 1246-56 , 2007
Cells
Portal fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03%
Pronase : 0.033%
Hyaluronidase : 0.036%
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, 180-200g
Charbonneau, A. , Unson, C. and Lavoie, J.
High-Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis Reduces Glucagon Receptor Content in Rat Hepatocytes: Potential Interaction with Acute Exercise. ,
J Physiol
 579 , 255 , 2007
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Liver
Rat
Rat, SD, male, 230-250g
Doleh, L. and Romani, A.
Biphasic Effect of Extra-Reticular Mg2+ on Hepatic G6P Transport and Hydrolysis. ,
Arch Biochem Biophys
 467 , 283 , 2007
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES
Liver
Rat
Rat, Lewis, 150-200g
Smith, M. and Mooney, D.
Hypoxia Leads to Necrotic Hepatocyte Death. ,
J Biomed Mater Res A
 80 , 520 , 2007
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Rat
Rat, Wistar, 270-330g
Li, W. , Ralphs, K. , Slack, J. and Tosh, D.
Keratinocyte Serum-Free Medium Maintains Long-Term Liver Gene Expression and Function in Cultured Rat Hepatocytes by Preventing the Loss of Liver-Enriched Transcription Factors. ,
Int J Biochem Cell Biol
 39 , 541-54 , 2007
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Williams E
Liver
Rat
Rat, Fisher, E14
Isabel Zvibel, Miri Bronstein, Einav Hubel, Ella Bar-Lev, Zamir Halpern, Ran Oren.
Isolation, characterization and culture of Thy1-positive cells from fetal rat livers ,
World J Gastroenterol
 12 , 3841-7 , 2006
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Liver
Rat
Rat, Lewis, female, 150-200 g
Sosef MN, Baust JM, Sugimachi K, Fowler A, Tompkins RG. and Toner M.
Cryopreservation of isolated primary rat hepatocytes: enhanced survival and long-term hepatospecific function ,
Ann Surg
 241 , 125 , 2005
Cells
Hepatocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase : see references
Medium
DMEM
Liver
Rat
Rat
Benten Daniel, Follenzi Antonia, Bhargava Kuldeep K, Kumaran Vinay, Palestro Christopher J, Gupta Sanjeev.
Hepatic targeting of transplanted liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in intact mice ,
Hepatol
 42 , 140-8 , 2005
Cells
Liver sinusodial endothelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.03%
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.