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Because the cell wall of <jats:italic>C. neoformans<\/jats:italic> consists of chitin, and since acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) has recently been implicated as a novel mediator of asthma, we sought to determine whether such infection induces chitinase activity and expression of AMCase in the rat.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We utilized a previously-established model of chronic <jats:italic>C. neoformans<\/jats:italic> pulmonary infection in the rat to analyze the activity, expression and localization of AMCase.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our studies indicate that intratracheal inoculation of <jats:italic>C. neoformans<\/jats:italic> induces chitinase activity within the lung and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of infected rats. Chitinase activity is also elicited by pulmonary infection with other fungi (e.g. <jats:italic>C. albicans<\/jats:italic>), but not by the inoculation of dead organisms. Enhanced chitinase activity reflects increased AMCase expression by airway epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages. 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