title: Modulating polo-like kinase 1 as a means for cancer chemoprevention.
abstract: Naturally occurring agents have always been appreciated for their medicinal value for both their chemopreventive and therapeutic effects against cancer. In fact, the majority of the drugs we use today, including the anti-cancer agents, were originally derived from natural compounds, either in their native form or modified to enhance their bioavailability or specificity. It is believed that for maximum effectiveness, it will useful to design novel target-based agents for chemoprevention as well as the treatment of cancer. Recent studies have shown that the serine/threonine kinase polo-like kinase (Plk) 1 is widely overexpressed in a variety of cancers and is being increasingly appreciated as a target for cancer management. Additionally, several chemopreventive agents have been shown to inhibit Plk1 in cancer cells. In this review, we will discuss if Plk1 could also be a target for designing novel strategies for cancer chemoprevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, 1300 University Avenue, Medical Science Center, Room 423, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Travis L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Schmit
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ledesma
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1