Table of contents : INTRODUCTION......Page 11 FOREWORD......Page 13 PREFACE......Page 17 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 19 CONTENTS......Page 25 Overview on Asthma and the Role of the Airway Epithelium......Page 35 Microbiology and Epidemiology of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections......Page 47 Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Virus-Induced Asthma Exacerbations......Page 77 Role of Viral Infection in the Inception of Asthma......Page 125 Respiratory Viruses Do They Protect From or Induce Asthma?......Page 135 Respiratory Virus Infection of the Lower Airways and the Induction of Acute Asthma Exacerbations......Page 151 Consequences of Respiratory Viral Infection in Airway Epithelial Cells......Page 177 Cytokine Network in Virus Infections and Asthma......Page 207 Molecular Mechanisms of Respiratory Virus-Induced In.ammation......Page 233 Nitric Oxide and Other In.ammatory Mediators......Page 263 Effects of Virus Infection on Airway Neural Control......Page 285 Animal Models of Viral Respiratory Infections......Page 313 Modulation of Immune Responses to Virus Infection in the Lung......Page 333 Animal Models of Allergen and Virus-Induced Asthma......Page 363 Origin of Respiratory Virus-Induced Chronic Airway Dysfunction......Page 399 Human Experimental Models of Virus Infection and Asthma......Page 423 The Interactions of Virus Infection and Allergy......Page 441 Virus-Induced Wheeze in Young Children A Separate Disease?......Page 461 Respiratory Virus Infections in Adults and the Elderly......Page 507 The Common Cold and Its Relationship to Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis Media, and Asthma......Page 563 Role of Virus Infections in Early Life and the Development of Asthma Epidemiology......Page 601 Does Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cause Asthma?......Page 613 Microbiology and Epidemiology of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in Normal and Asthmatic Subjects......Page 629 Chlamydia/Mycoplasma Do They Precipitate Acute Asthma Attacks?......Page 645 Chlamydia/Mycoplasma Do They Chronically Infect and Contribute to Asthma Severity?......Page 653 Chlamydia/Mycoplasma Do They Cause New-Onset Asthma in Adults?......Page 679 Therapeutic Trials for Chlamydia pneumoniae in Asthma......Page 697 Treatment of the Common Cold Prospects and Implications for the Treatment of Asthma Exacerbations......Page 709 Therapy for Virus-Induced Asthma Exacerbations Current Status and Future Prospects......Page 745 SUBJECT INDEX......Page 775