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