title: Neonatal pain and oxidative stress.
abstract: Neonatal analgesia is a recent issue: newborns were supposed to feel no pain until the late "80s; but from that date, many studies were performed to verify the extent of neonates" pain perception, ways to measure and overcome it. Pain can have harmful consequences in babies, due to several causes, and we investigated whether oxidative stress can play a role in this process. Here we resume our findings, that recall to a greater safeguard of babies from unjustified pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproduction Medicine, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buonocore
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellieni
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D003448:Crying / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005609:Free Radicals; D006365:Heel / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010146:Pain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D005609:Free Radicals; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide