Albuterol and Immune Cell Composition

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any gender
• 21-44 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects must not: be younger than 21 or older than 44 years of age
• Indicate a condition on the ACSM-AHA preexercise screening questionnaire indicating that physician approval is required prior to exercise
• current user of tobacco products or have quit within the previous 6-months
• body mass index of >30 kg/m2, or waist girth of >102cm for men and >88cm for women
• use over-the-counter medication known to affect the immune system (i.e. regular use of ibuprofen/aspirin, anti-histamines or beta-blockers)
• have chronic/debilitating arthritis
• have been bedridden in the past three months
• have common illness (i.e. colds) within the past 6-weeks
• have HIV
• have hepatitis
• have had a stroke
• have major affective disorder
• have any autoimmune disease
• have central or peripheral nervous disorders
• have blood vessel disease
• have cardiovascular disease (CVD)
• use of any prescription medication
• pregnancy or are breast-feeding
• asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, kidney disease; pheochromocytoma; diabetes; overactive thyroid
• history of severe anaphylactic reaction to an allergen
• or are scheduled to have surgery
• Individuals who pass the exclusion criteria detailed above but present with more than one of the following CVD risk factors will also be excluded from the study: family history of myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, or sudden death before 55 years of age in father or other male first-degree relative or before 65 years of age in mother or other female first-degree relative; hypertension (systolic blood pressure of >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg); dyslipidemia (total serum cholesterol of >200 mg/dl); pre-diabetes (fasting blood glucose of >100mg/dl but <126 mg/dl).