Inhaled Glucocorticoids in Asthma

Subcellular Actions of Glucocorticoids

Glucocorticoid Receptor Structure and Function, Roger L. Miesfeld and John W. Bloom
Negative Transcriptional Regulation by the Glucocorticoid Receptor Is Responsible for the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Glucocorticoids, Michael Karin and Fahri Saatcioglu
Glucocorticoids Attenuate Induction of Two Primary Response Immediate Early Genes Prostaglandin Synthase 2 and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase, Whose Products Mediate Paracrine Cell Communication, Harvey Herschman, Rebecca Gilbert, Srinivasa Reddy, Bradley Fletcher, Weiln Xie, Jeffrey Smith, and Dean Kujubu
Glucocorticoids and Apoptosis of Hematopoietic Cells: Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Control, E. Brad Thompson
Lymphocyte Activation: The Interplay and Synergy of Immunosuppressants, Isabella Graef, Neil Clipstone, Steffan N. Ho, Luika A. Timmerman, Jeffrey Northrop, and Gerald R. Crabtree

Effects on Airway Mucosa and Submucosa

Airway Ultrastructure in Asthma, Lauri A. Laitinen and Annika Laitinen
Sputum Indices of Inflammation in Asthma, Frederick E. Hargreave, Emilio Pizzichini, Marcia Pizzichini, Ann Efthimiadis, Jerry Dolovich, and Paul M. O'Byrne
Tissue Remodeling and Fibroblast Heterogeneity in Asthma and Other Chronic Airways Inflammatory Diseases, Jack Gauldie, Patricia J. Sime, Guy M. Tremblay, Diane Torry, Manel Jordana, and Bengt Sarnstrand
Airway Microcirculation, Epithelium, and Glucocorticoids, Carl G. A. Persson
Inhibition of Inflammatory Cell Recruitment by Glucocorticoids: Cytokines as Primary Targets, Robert P. Schleimer, Lisa A. Beck, Lisa A. Schweibert, Cristiana Stellato, Kelly Davenpeck, and Bruce S. Bochner
Airway Lymphocytes, Stephen R. Durham, Chris J. Corrigan, Douglas S. Robinson, Quatayba Hamid, and A. B. Kay
Effects of Corticosteroids on Basophils and Mast Cells, Judah A. Denburg
Glucocorticoid Effects on Human Eosinophils, Gerald J. Gleich, Loren W. Hunt, Bruce S. Bochner, and Robert P. Schleimer
Cytokines and Growth Factors in Asthma, Stephen J. Lane, David J. Cousins, Ana R. Sousa, Dontcho Z. Staynov, and Tak H. Lee

Glucocorticoid Activity and Selectivity at the Airway Level

Basis of Airway Selectivity of Inhaled Glucocorticoids, Ralph Brattsand and Bengt I. Axelsson
Glucocorticoid Pharmacokinetics: Principles and Clinical Applications, Staffan Edsbäcker and Stanley J. Szefler
Determinants of Dose and Response to Inhaled Therapeutic Agents in Asthma, Gerald C. Smaldone

Clinical Aspects

A Comparison of Inhaled Versus Oral Corticosteroids as Maintenance Therapy in Asthma, William W. Busse
Inhaled Corticosteroids in Asthma: Importance of Early Intervention, Paul M. O'Byrne
Role of Glucocorticoids in the Therapy of Acute Asthma, E. R. McFadden, Jr.
Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis, Peter H. Howarth
Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children, Søren E. Pedersen
Effects of Inhaled Steroid Therapy for Asthma of Skeletal Metabolism, John H. Toogood
Steroid-Resistant Asthma, Donald Y. M. Leung
Prospects
Inhaled Glucocorticoids in Asthma: Current Understanding and Future Directions, Peter J. Barnes