Biological Pathways
Category |
Specific Measure |
Anthropometry |
Height, Weight, Waist Circumference, etc. |
Biological Aging |
Lymphocyte Telomere Length* |
ENT Measures |
nasal exam |
Gross Mucosal Pathology, physician report |
ear exam |
Middle Ear Pressure |
Genotyping |
Polymorphisms Relevant to Inflammation* |
Immunity, functional
|
|
Local (nasal) Cytokine Response to Challenge |
Latent Virus Infection* |
Resting Biological Activity |
cardiovascular |
Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Heart Rate Variability |
endocrine |
Cortisol, hair* |
Cortisol, salivary |
metabolic |
Body Temperature |
oxidative stress |
F2-Isoprostanes, urine |
Screening |
|
Blood Chemistry |
CBC w/Platelets & Differential |
HIV Antibody |
Pregnancy Test |
Respiratory Virus Isolation |
Serum Specific Ab to the Challenge Virus |
Urinalysis |
Stress Reactivity |
cardiovascular
|
Blood Pressure |
Heart Rate |
Heart Rate Variability |
endocrine |
Cortisol, salivary |
Virology |
nasal secretions |
Isolation and Confirmation of Challenge Virus in Nasal Secretions |
Quantification of Challenge Virus in Nasal Secretions |
serum |
Baseline & Post-Challenge Virus-Specific Ab in Serum |
* Measured in a subsample of participants