Aportaciones de la proteómica al estudio de las enfermedades cardiovasculares

The important technological development in the post-genomic era is conditioning a shift in research from the study of individual molecules ("reductionist") to a study of the combination and integration of information into dynamic systems. This is currently called systems biology. One area that has undergone more changes has been the investigation of proteins, which has conditioned the emergence of a new discipline called proteomics. This review article is intended to introduce proteomics and the new technologies used for protein studies to clinicians is an easy way. In addition, the article reviews the most relevant studies that have applied this technology to the investigation of cardiovascular diseases.