This new study, published Nov. 1 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, helps answer the longstanding question about how adiponectin prevents stress-induced damage in the heart. "Whereas ...

Further work provided evidence that adiponectin may prevent atherogenesis by suppressing endothelial adhesion molecules via inhibition of the NF-KappaB signaling pathway. 5,6 Last year, Fruebis et ...

This paper hows how the hormone adiponectin, long known to be cardio-protective, actually provides this benefit. Adiponectin is produced in greater quantities by healthy fat than obese fat.