Norman A. Ratcliffe

Overview

Best Publications

• Entomopathogenic Fungi: New Insights into Host-Pathogen Interactions.

  Tariq Butt;Christopher Coates;Ivan Dubovskiy;Norman Ratcliffe

  368
  Citations

• Prophenoloxidase activation: nonself recognition and cell cooperation in insect immunity.

  Norman A. Ratcliffe;Catherine Leonard;Andrew F. Rowley

  316
  Citations

• Detection and partial characterisation of two antibacterial factors from the excretions/secretions of the medicinal maggot Lucilia sericata and their activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

  Alyson Bexfield;Yamni Nigam;Stephen Thomas;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  303
  Citations

• Bivalve immunity: Comparisons between the marine mussel (Mytilus edulis), the edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) and the razor-shell (Ensis siliqua)

  E.C Wootton;E.A Dyrynda;N.A Ratcliffe

  291
  Citations

• Insect natural products and processes: New treatments for human disease

  Norman A. Ratcliffe;Cicero B. Mello;Eloi S. Garcia;Tariq M. Butt

  286
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• Gut microbiota and parasite transmission by insect vectors.

  Patricia Azambuja;Eloi S. Garcia;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  280
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• Studies on prophenoloxidase and protease activity of Blaberus craniifer haemocytes

  Catherine Leonard;Kenneth Söderhäll;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  267
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• A Novel Role for an Insect Apolipoprotein (Apolipophorin III) in β-1,3-Glucan Pattern Recognition and Cellular Encapsulation Reactions

  Miranda M. A. Whitten;Ian F. Tew;Bok L. Lee;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  253
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• Studies on the in vivo cellular reactions of insects: An ultrastructural analysis of nodule formation in Galleria mellonella

  Norman A. Ratcliffe;Stephen J. Gagen

  227
  Citations

• THE ROLE OF PROPHENOLOXIDASE ACTIVATION IN NON-SELF RECOGNITION AND PHAGOCYTOSIS BY INSECT BLOOD CELLS

  Catherine Leonard;Norman A. Ratcliffe;Andrew F. Rowley

  196
  Citations

• Host Defence Reactions of the Shore Crab, Carcinus Maenas (L.), in Vitro

  Valerie J. Smith;N. A. Ratcliffe

  173
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• Exploring the role of insect host factors in the dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi–Rhodnius prolixus interactions

  Eloi S. Garcia;Norman A. Ratcliffe;Miranda M. Whitten;Marcelo S. Gonzalez

  171
  Citations

• Innate Immunity in Insects: The Role of Multiple, Endogenous Serum Lectins in the Recognition of Foreign Invaders in the Cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis

  Raymond Wilson;Changwei Chen;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  164
  Citations

• Phagocytic reduction and effects on lysosomal membranes by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, in haemocytes of Mytilus edulis

  M.M. Grundy;M.N. Moore;S.M. Howell;N.A. Ratcliffe

  161
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• The antibacterial activity against MRSA strains and other bacteria of a <500Da fraction from maggot excretions/secretions of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

  Alyson Bexfield;A. Elizabeth Bond;Emily C. Roberts;Edward Dudley

  160
  Citations

• Comparisons of PAH-induced immunomodulation in three bivalve molluscs

  E.C Wootton;E.A Dyrynda;R.K Pipe;N.A Ratcliffe

  154
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• Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part I-History and Bacterial Resistance.

  Yamni Nigam;Alyson Bexfield;Stephen B Thomas;Norman Arthur Ratcliffe

  148
  Citations

• Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection

  Yamni Nigam;Alyson Bexfield;Stephen Thomas;Norman Arthur Ratcliffe

  146
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• Cellular defense reactions of insect hemocytes in vivo: Nodule formation and development in Galleria mellonella and Pieris brassicae larvae

  Norman A. Ratcliffe;Stephen J. Gagen

  143
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• Trypanosoma cruzi immune response modulation decreases microbiota in Rhodnius prolixus gut and is crucial for parasite survival and development.

  Daniele P. Castro;Caroline S. Moraes;Marcelo S. Gonzalez;Norman A. Ratcliffe

  142
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