title: Reply to manuscript IJC-D-12-04197 entitled "Does alpha-lipoic acid treatment play a role on oxidative stress and insulin resistance in overweight/obese patients?" by MD Turgay Ulas.
authors: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Urumqi 830011, China. Electronic address: 01.weili@gmail.com.
authors: Weili
authors: W
authors: Yan
authors: Nong
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authors: Li
authors: Xiaojuan
authors: X
authors: Hu
authors: Yongdi
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authors: Huang
authors: Weiguo
authors: W
authors: Zhang
authors: Qian
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: Fugang
authors: F
authors: Wang
authors: Chenchen
authors: C
authors: Wang
authors: Xiaohu
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authors: Zhai
authors: Ruiwei
authors: R
authors: Xu
authors: Kai
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authors: Yan
authors: Xiuhua
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authors: Ding
authors: Xiaoling
authors: X
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D017962:alpha-Linolenic Acid
keywords: Alpha lipoic acid; Clinical trial; Insulin resistance; Intervention; Oxidative stress