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Objective. To analyze the differential expression of proteins of Ae. aegypti infected with Wolbachia and its association with the viral cycle of dengue virus (DENV). Materials and methods. We review a database of proteins from Ae. aegypti infected and uninfected with Wolbachia and we reviewed published articles in peer-reviewed journals that talk about participation in the protein and viral cycle of DENV. Results. We found proteins that expressed changes in Wolbachia infection, some increased and others decreased, which participate in the processes of entry, replication, and exit of DENV. Conclusions. There are changes in protein expression of Wolbachia-infected cells, which are necessary for the DENV replication cycle, explaining why some Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes are refractory to DENV infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La salud pública en el nuevo milenio tiene como reto integrar los avances de la genómica al derecho fundamental de la salud de todos los seres humanos. La proteómica, entendida como la disciplina científica que estudia los proteomas, es de vital importancia en la investigación en salud, ya que el conocimiento de las proteínas y moléculas efectoras de la función celular permitirá un mejor entendimiento de la fisiología humana. En este trabajo se describen los antecedentes y los conocimientos básicos del análisis proteómico basado en la espectrometría de masas y se comentan los usos de la proteómica en la búsqueda de biomarcadores para el diagnóstico y pronóstico de diferentes enfermedades, los avances en la comprensión de los trastornos crónicos y algunas enfermedades infecciosas. De manera adicional, se delinean las ventajas de la espectrometría de masas en la genotipificación de patógenos y el estudio de los polimorfismos de una sola base (SNP, por sus siglas en inglés).The proteome is defined as the entirety of proteins expressed by a genome in a given time under specific physiological conditions. In an organism, the cells contain the same genome; however, they express different proteins in response to a specific micro-environment. Proteomics is responsible for the study of proteomes, using a wide range of methodological techniques. Actually, proteomics is a key tool in health research because it has made possible systematic analysis of hundreds of proteins in clinical samples with the promise of discovering new protein biomarkers for different disease conditions. Finally, proteomic strategy is a technology well-suited to provide a better understanding of systems biology and human health.

La resistencia bacteriana es un problema de salud pública causante de índices elevados de morbi-mortalidad hospitalaria. En la medida en que se usan los diferentes antibióticos se seleccionan bacterias resistentes a múltiples fármacos. El desarrollo de nuevas herramientas moleculares de la genómica y proteómica, como el PCR en tiempo real, pirosecuenciación de ADN, espectrometría de masas, microarreglos de ADN y bioinformática, permite conocer en forma más estrecha la fisiología y estructura de las bacterias y los mecanismos de resistencia a los antibióticos. Estos estudios hacen posible identificar nuevos blancos farmacológicos y diseñar antibióticos específicos para suministrar tratamientos más certeros que combatan las infecciones producidas por bacterias. Con estas técnicas también es posible la identificación rápida de los genes que confieren la resistencia a los antibióticos y el reconocimiento de las estructuras genéticas complejas como los integrones, que intervienen en la diseminación de los genes que producen la multirresistencia.Bacterial resistance is a public health problem causing high rates of morbidity and mortality in hospital settings. To the extent that different antibiotics are used, bacteria resistant to multiple drugs are selected. The development of new molecular genomic and proteomic tools such as real-time PCR, DNA pyrosequencing, mass spectrometry, DNA microarrays, and bioinformatics allow for more in-depth knowledge about the physiology and structure of bacteria and mechanisms involved in antibiotic resistance. These studies identify new targets for drugs and design specific antibiotics to provide more accurate treatments to combat infections caused by bacteria. Using these techniques, it will also be possible to rapidly identify genes that confer resistance to antibiotics, and to identify complex genetic structures, such as integrons that are involved in the spread of genes that confer multidrug-resistance.

Bacterial resistance is a public health problem causing high rates of morbidity and mortality in hospital settings. To the extent that different antibiotics are used, bacteria resistant to multiple drugs are selected. The development of new molecular genomic and proteomic tools such as real-time PCR, DNA pyrosequencing, mass spectrometry, DNA microarrays, and bioinformatics allow for more in-depth knowledge about the physiology and structure of bacteria and mechanisms involved in antibiotic resistance. These studies identify new targets for drugs and design specific antibiotics to provide more accurate treatments to combat infections caused by bacteria. Using these techniques, it will also be possible to rapidly identify genes that confer resistance to antibiotics, and to identify complex genetic structures, such as integrons that are involved in the spread of genes that confer multidrug-resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proteome is defined as the entirety of proteins expressed by a genome in a given time under specific physiological conditions. In an organism, the cells contain the same genome; however, they express different proteins in response to a specific micro-environment. Proteomics is responsible for the study of proteomes, using a wide range of methodological techniques. Actually, proteomics is a key tool in health research because it has made possible systematic analysis of hundreds of proteins in clinical samples with the promise of discovering new protein biomarkers for different disease conditions. Finally, proteomic strategy is a technology well-suited to provide a better understanding of systems biology and human health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]