How to Cite:
Nuaimi, B. N., Al-Taee, A. F., & AL-Kattan, M. M. (2022). The effect of Entomoeba
gingivalis infection in patients with diabetes and high pressure on the level of
Malonaldehyde and Glutathione. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S3), 6143–
6152. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.7347
International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022.
Manuscript submitted: 9 March 2022, Manuscript revised: 18 April 2022, Accepted for publication: 1 May 2022
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The effect of Entomoeba gingivalis infection in
patients with diabetes and high pressure on the
level of Malonaldehyde and Glutathione
Ban Nzar Nuaimi
Basic Dental Sciences Branch, College of Dentistry, University of Mosul
Email: bannazar@uomosul.edu.iq
Ahlam Fathi Al-Taee
Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul,
Iraq
Email: ahlamaltaee@uomosul.edu.iq
Muntaha M. AL-Kattan
Department of biology, College of Science, University of Mosul
Email: muntsbio17@uomosul.edu.iq
Abstract---The current study was conducted on the Entamoeba
gingivalis parasite, where only 65 females samples were collected in
the form of swabs from the periodontal pocket from the subjects
visiting the periodontal branch of the Teaching Hospital of the Faculty
of Dentistry of the College of Dentistry / University of Mosul during
the period from 12/1/2019 to 1/12/2020. Among 59 samples of
females with gum disease and 16 samples from healthy feamle
without gum disease, the total infection rate of the amoeba parasite
for males was 69.14%, distributed among males with gum disease,
where the infection rate was 73.84% and among males without gum
disease 50%. A number of biochemical tests were performed on males
with gum disease and some of them had hypertension and diabetes,
and included measuring the concentration of glutathione (GSH), as
well as measuring the of Malone didehyde (MDA) in the serum of
females. An decrease in the level of the glutathione and a increase in
the level of MDA were observed in the group of females with chronic
periodontitis compared with the rest of the groups, as well as increase
in the level of MDA in both the hypertensive and diabetic group
compared to the control group at 0.05 (p) likelihood level. p ≦0.05).
Keywords---entamoeba gingivalis, glutathione, Malone didehyde,
GSH, MDA.