During the course of an inflammatory response, nitric oxide (NOC; formed by inducible NO synthase, iNOS) and superoxide (O 2 C À ; formed by NADPH oxidase or NOX2) are both generated in quantities that surpass physiological levels. [1] Consecutively, NOC and O 2 C À react at a diffusion-controlled rate (k % 10 10 m À1 s À1 ) to form peroxynitrite (ONOO À ) and other reactive species (such as NO 2 C and OHC), which induce cytotoxic effects through DNA damage, low-density lipoprotein oxidation, protein nitration and oxidation, aconitase inactivation, and inhibition of respiration.[2] Several attempts have been made to either inhibit NOC production, by designing selective iNOS inhibitors, [3a] or to mimic the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), by developing low-molecularweight metal complexes, [3b] to treat diseases characterized by hyperinflammation. However, the pharmacological application of iNOS inhibitors [3c] or SOD mimics [3d] is restricted by a certain lack of selectivity, stability, and/or bioavailability of these compounds. Mn II pentaazamacrocyclic complexes feature the presently most potent synthetic SOD mimics. They were discovered just a decade ago [4a] and have since entered phase II clinical trials in the USA.[4b] Their main advantage is reported to be a strict selectivity towards superoxide.[ ).[5b] We proposed a new dismutation mechanism which involves the formation of labile metal-nitrosyl complexes and leads to the catalytic removal of large amounts of NOC from solution [5b] [Eqs. (1) and (2)]. Therefore, this class of complexes might also act towards NOC generation during an inflammatory response.To clarify the pharmacological effects related to the chemistry of Mn II pentaazamacrocyclic SOD mimics, we used [Mn II (pyane)Cl 2 ] (Scheme 1) [6] as a general representative of this class of complexes and studied its effect on the production of O 2 C À and NOC by living cells.Macrophages are the main actors in the production of reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen (RNS) species in inflammation, [7] so they were selected as cell models in this study. Moreover, some of us have shown that electrochemistry at ultramicroelectrodes offers the unique possibility of in situ, real-time, and direct measurements of ROS and RNS generated by cells, including species that are short-lived like ONOO À .[8] Thus, the ROS/RNS production by single immu-