chapter 1 Strategies for the Primary Prevention of Asthma / chapter 2 The Role of Aeroallergens: What Is the Case for Primary Avoidance? / chapter 3 Anti-IgE and the Treatment of Asthma and Allergic Disease / chapter 4 Counterregulation of Cell Activation by the Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-Based Inhibitory Motif / chapter 5 Protease-Activated Receptors, Tryptases, and Mast-Cell- Mediated Immune Responses in the Lung / chapter 6 Interleukin-4 Inhibition for the Treatment of Asthma / chapter 7 Immunobiology of Asthma: Biotherapeutic Management / chapter 8 Therapeutic Targeting of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors / chapter 9 IL-13 Antagonism as a Therapeutic Strategy for the Treatment of Asthma / chapter 10 Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-1 Inhibitory Therapies / chapter 11 Development and Inhibition of Th2 Responses: Realization of Therapeutic Targets / chapter 12 Cell Adhesion Molecule Blockers and/or Modulators: Potential Therapeutic Tools in Asthma / chapter 13 Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy / chapter 14 Glucocorticoid Effects on Mediator Modulation / chapter 15 Future Therapies for Asthma