edited by N. Tony Eissa
and David Huston

This reference examines the cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms involved in airway inflammation, as well as the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and etiology of asthma—exploring strategies to prevent cellular injury and oxidative tissue damage, inhibit key inflammatory pathways, and identify disease-specific targets to reduce the induction, progression, and exacerbation of disease.

Partial Contents

1. Pathophysiology of Airway Inflammation in Asthma
2. Primary Human Lung Cells in the Evaluation of Airway Determination
3. Airway pH Homeostasis in Asthma and Other Inflammatory Lung Diseases
4. Minitoring of Exhales Breath to Assess Airway Inflammation in Asthma
5. The Modulatory Effets of Carbon Monoxide on the Inflammatory Response
6. Reactive Nitrogen Species and Tyrosine Nitration in Airway Inflammation
7. S-Nitrosothiols in Lung Inflammation
8. Contribution of Different Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms to Allergen-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Inflammation: Lessons from Murine Models
9. Molecular Mechanisms of Increased Nitric Oxide Airway Inflammation
10. Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthesis by Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
11. Novel Strategies for Selective Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
12. Leukocyte Recruitment in Allergic Pulmonary Inflammation
13. Neutrophil Emigration in the Lungs
14. Dendritic Cells
15. The Roles of Mast Cells in Airway Hyper-reactivity, Inflammation, and Remodeling and Immunoregulation in Asthma
16. Mast Cells Exocytosis in Airway Inflammation

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