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(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NN general))) (, ,) (NP (NNS leukocytes)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VP (VBN involved) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN defense)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT an) (NN organism)))))) (CC and) (VP (VB protect) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN disease))) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG promoting) (CC or) (VBG inhibiting) (NP (JJ inflammatory) (NNS responses)))))))) (. .)))
In general, leukocytes are involved in the defense of an organism and protect it from disease by promoting or inhibiting inflammatory responses.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Inflammatory) (NN response)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ second) (NN line)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN defense))))) (. .)))