This reference covers new concepts for old problems - airway hyperresponsiveness, chronic inflammation and asthma.

The consequences of airway wall remodelling for airway hyperresponsiveness is the unique focus of this volume, offering a fresh perspective of advances in asthma research.

Relationship Between Airway Wall Thickness and Airway Hyperresponsiveness, A.L. JamesAirway Wall Remodelling in the Pathogenesis of Asthma: Cytokine Expression in the Airways, P. Bradding, A.E. Reddington, and S.T. HolgateInflammation and Cytokines in Airway Wall Remodelling, J.W. Wilson and X. LiFibrogenic Cytokines in Airway Fibrosis, X. Li and J.W. WilsonEpithelial Function and Airway Responsiveness, R.G. Goldie and J.M.H. PreussHeparin and Related Molecules: Antiproliferative and Anti-inflammatory Effects in the Airways, S.A.Kilfeather and C. PageIn Vivo Models of Smooth Muscle Growth, J.G. Martin and T.R. BaiRelationship Between Smooth Muscle Shortening and Resistance in Isolated Airways, H.W.
Mitchell, P.K. McFawn, J.C. Marriott, and M.P. SparrowAssessment of Airway Smooth Muscle Growth and Division: In Vitro Studies, S.J. HirstRegulation of Growth of Airway Smooth Muscle by Second Messenger Systems, R.A. Panettieri, Jr.Regulation of Airway Smooth Muscle Proliferation by b2-Adrenoceptor
Agonists, A.G. Stewart, P.R. Tomlinson, and L. Schachte