The formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in hemolymph and hemocytes of Galleria mellonella and Dendrolimus superans sibiricus larvae was studied by ESR spectroscopy using spin-trap 1-hydroxy-3-carboxy-pyrrolidine (CP-H). The background level of ROS formation was detected in the intact hemolymph. The addition of dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) into free cells of the hemolymph increased CP-H oxidation about two times for G. mellonella and about four times for D. superans sibiricus. This increase was completely inhibited by a specific inhibitor of phenoloxidase, phenylthiourea. The presence of exogenous superoxide dismutase (SOD) did not change CP-H oxidation in the hemolymph. The data obtained in hemocytes showed only a DOPA-induced increase in CP-H oxidation. Phagocytosis activators did not affect ROS formation in hemocytes of both insect species. SOD decreased DOPA-induced CP-H oxidation 20-30% in suspension of hemocytes of D. superans sibiricus only. Our results are in agreement with the contribution of superoxide radical and DOPA-derived quinones/semiquinones in the immune response of insects.
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