List of contributors Preface Structural analysis of amino acid and cDNA nucleotide sequence of eosinophil major based protein Immunoglobulin receptors on eosinophil leucocytes Interleukin-5 Eosinophil chemotactic factors in asthma and allergy Interactions between monocytes, macrophages and eosinophils Interactions between PAF, cytokines, the CD 11/18 complex and eosinophil adherence reactions in vitro IgE-dependent eosinophil effector mechanisms Eosinophils and pulmonary hyperresponsiveness in the rat Potential involvement of interleukin-5 and platelet-activating factor in eosinophil recruitment in the rat The role of neutophils and eosinophils in a model of asthma in the guinea pig Eosinophil granule proteins in bronchial asthma Mononuclear cell-derived eosinophil-activating factors Inhibition of allergen-induced cutaneous eosinophilia Eosinophils, T-lymphoeytes and late-phase skin reactions Inhibition of PAF-induced eosinophilia by AH 21-132 Eosinophils and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in bronchial astma Pharmacology of eosinophils Index