Adiponectin has also beenreported to be anti-atherogenic by: 1) regulating the main signaling pathwaysinvolved in the genesis of atherosclerosis [44], 2) suppressing monocyte adhesion to thevascular endothelium [45],and 3) promoting angiogenesis in endothelial cells [46]. Here, ADIPOQ is linked to atherosclerosis.