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Finally, the typical Th2 cytokine, IL-4, was not detected in either group, as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or intracytoplasmic cytokine staining (Figure 3E; data not shown), confirming the marked Th1 bias of the immune response that underlies smoking-related lung inflammation and emphysema.
Secondly, a vast amount of mathematical research and practical experience underlies their interpretation.
It seems probable that a heightening of concerns about vaccine adverse events relative to the fear of a bioterrorist attack underlies the currently low acceptance of smallpox vaccination.
Immunological memory underlies both immunization and resistance to reinfection, conferring a tremendous evolutionary advantage to vertebrates.
However, this solution (even if attractive from the point of view of classification) does not seem to be correct in light of the principle of orthology that underlies the COG system: it appears that, in both of the COGs involved, the fusion components and stand-alone proteins are bona fide orthologs, as judged by the high level of sequence conservation and by the fact that, in the majority of species involved, they are the only versions of this key enzyme.