Internal Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research

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Richard E. Ostlund, Jr., MD

Specialty Areas
Endocrinology
Internal Medicine
Metabolism
Diabetes

Areas of Clinical Interest
Lipid metabolism, diabetes, thyroid desease, general endocrinology, nutrition

Areas of Research Interest
Cholesterol and lipid metabolism

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Selected Journal Articles

Ostlund RE Jr. Phytosterols in human nutrition. Annu Rev Nutr 2002; 22:533-49

Ostlund RE Jr, Racette SB, Okeke A, Stenson WF. Phytosterols that are naturally present in commercial corn oil significantly reduce cholesterol absorption in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 2002; Jun;75(6):1000-4

Ostlund RE Jr, McGill JB, Zeng CM, Covey DF, Stearns J, Stenson WF, Spilburg CA. Gastrointestinal absorption and plasma kinetics of soy Delta(5)-phytosterols and phytostanols in humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2002; Apr;282(4):E911-6

Crowder CM, Westover EJ, Kumar AS, Ostlund RE Jr, Covey DF. Enantiospecificity of cholesterol function in vivo. J Biol Chem 2001; Nov 30;276(48):44369-72

Mittendorfer B, Ostlund RE Jr, Patterson BW, Klein S. Orlistat inhibits dietary cholesterol absorption.
Obes Res 2001; Oct;9(10):599-604

Ostlund RE Jr, Bosner MS, Stenson WF. Cholesterol absorption efficiency declines at moderate dietary doses in normal human subjects. J Lipid Res 1999; 40:1453-1458

Ostlund RE Jr, Spilburg CA, Stenson WF. Sitostanol administered in lecithin micelles potently reduces cholesterol absorption in human subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 1999; 70:826-831

Bosner MS, Wolff AA, Ostlund RE Jr. Lack of effect of cholesterol esterase inhibitor CVT-1 on cholesterol absorption and LDL cholesterol in humans. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy 1999; 13:449-454

Bosner MS, Lange LG, Stenson WF, Ostlund RE Jr. Percent cholesterol absorption in normal women and men quantified with dual stable isotopic tracers and negative ion mass spectrometry. J Lipid Res 1999; 40:302-308

Latour MA, Patterson BW, Kitchens RT, Ostlund RE Jr., Hopkins D, Schonfeld G. Effects of alcohol and cholesterol feeding on lipoprotein metabolism and cholesterol absorption in rabbits. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 1999; 19:598-604


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Richard E. Ostlund, Jr., MD