Section Review Pulmonary-Allergy, Dermatological, Gastrointestinal & Arthritis: Glucocorticosteroids, old and new: Biological function and use in the treatment of asthma

Glucocorticoids are the most efficacious agents currently available for the treatment of asthma. This review highlights some of the known mechanisms of glucocorticoid function, discusses possible cellular targets for glucocorticoid anti-inflammatory function in asthma, and lists some of the newer glucocorticoid steroids currently in development for the treatment of asthma.