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Abstract
The study was conducted in Anbar Governorate on patients visiting Fallujah Women's and Children's Hospital and some private laboratories in Fallujah for age groups ranging from (20-1) years and for both sexes. The collection period lasted from July 2023 to December 2023 and amoebic dysentery was diagnosed through microscopic examination of stool samples to investigate the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, and 30positive samples were recorded out of 120 samples and the infection rate reached 25%. The concentration of SOD, CAT, GSH, MDA, G.H and Ghrelin were studied for infected and healthy individuals. The results of the current study showed highly significant differences for CAT for those infected with amoebic dysentery compared to healthy individuals. As for SOD and MDA, they showed a significant difference for those infected compared to healthy individuals. As for G.H and Ghrelin, they did not show any significant differences for those infected compared to healthy individuals. Highly significant differences were shown for SOD for those infected and for both sexes compared to healthy individuals. As for MDA, they showed a significant difference for those infected compared to healthy individuals. As for CAT, GSH, G.H and Ghrelin, they did not show any significant differences for those infected with E.histolytica and for both sexes compared to healthy individuals.