Functional Genomics and Proteomics in Allergy Research -- Bioinformatics in Allergy: A Powerful Tool Joining Science and Clinical Applications -- Engineering Allergy Vaccines: Approaches Towards Engineered Allergy Vaccines -- Reconstructing the Repertoire of Mite Allergens by Recombinant DNA Technology -- Immunostimulatory (CpG) DNA-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Allergic Disease -- Peptide-Based Therapeutic Vaccines for Allergic Diseases: Where Do We Stand? -- NKT Ligand Conjugated Immunotherapy -- Targeting Th2 Cells in Asthmatic Airways -- Transgenic Rice for Mucosal Vaccine and Immunotherapy -- Targeting STAT6 in Atopic Eczema/Dermatitis -- Mast Cell-Specific Genes as New Drug Targets -- Neuropeptide S Receptor 1: an Asthma Susceptibility Gene -- Probiotics in the Treatment of Asthma and Allergy -- Hypersensitivity Reactions to Nanomedicines: Causative Factors and Optimization of Design Parameters -- An Environmental Systems Biology Approach to the Study of Asthma -- Targeting Chemokine Receptors in Allergy -- Dendritic Cell Vaccines -- The Use of Microbes and Their Products in Allergy Prevention and Therapy -- Targeting Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Allergen-Induced Airway Inflammation and Remodeling -- Exosomes: Naturally Occurring Minimal Antigen-Presenting Units.

The prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases is on the rise worldwide, with a marked impact on quality of life and socioeconomics. Allergy Frontiers comprises six volumes, each dedicated to a specific aspect of the disease to reflect the multidisciplinary character of the field and its explosive growth. Included are reviews by world-renowned scientists from Europe, North and South America, Australia, Japan, other parts of Asia, and South Africa. The sixth volume concludes the series with future perspectives, presenting a whole spectrum of exciting new approaches in allergy research with the potential for new strategies in diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of allergic diseases. This book serves as a valuable tool for scientists and as a practical guide for clinicians working in the fields of allergy, asthma, and immunology.