Covers the pathology of asthma; bronchoscopy; bronchoalveolar lavage studies; mast proteases; mast cell cytokines in allergic inflammation; airway responses to antigen in asthmatic and nonasthmatic subjects; the role of the basophil in the inflammatory mechanisms of asthma; eosinophils; granule proteins; neutrophils; allergen recognition sites in immunoglobulin E from patients with asthma; T cells; macrophages and macrophage diversity; antigen presentation in the asthmatic lung; and more.

Collecting research from leading specialists in the field, this reference contains the latest studies on the genetic and environmental origins, pathogenesis, and immunology of asthma-promoting new research pathways for the development of new therapeutic interventions in the prevention of this common disease.