( ( ( host ( ( ( defense mechanisms ) and ) ( the ( inflammatory response ) ) ) ) ( in ( infection ( and ( tissue injury ) ) ) ) ) ; )
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN host)) (NP (NP (NN defense) (NNS mechanisms)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (JJ inflammatory) (NN response))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN infection) (CC and) (NN tissue) (NN injury))) (: ;)))
host defense mechanisms and the inflammatory response in infection and tissue injury;
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Inflammatory) (NN response)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ second) (NN line)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN defense))))) (. .)))