LEADING ARTICLES

	Inflammatory bowel disease incidence: up, down or unchanged? RICHARD F A LOGAN Gut 1998; 42: 309-311. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.309 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

COMMENTARIES

	Oesophageal pain in coronary artery disease G GHILLEBERT and J JANSSENS Gut 1998; 42: 312-313. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.312 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nitric oxide as an antimicrobial agent: does NO always mean NO? P VALLANCE and I CHARLES Gut 1998; 42: 313-314. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.313 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Capsaicin sensitivity and epidermal growth factor H E RAYBOULD Gut 1998; 42: 314-315. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.314 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Feeding the inflamed pancreas C R PENNINGTON Gut 1998; 42: 315-316. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.315 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Octreotide in hepatocellular carcinoma D SHOUVAL Gut 1998; 42: 316-318. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.316 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Gastro-oesophageal reflux: does it matter what you eat? J P GALMICHE Gut 1998; 42: 318-319. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.318 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

SCIENCE ALERTS

	The alpha-smooth muscle actin promoter: a useful tool to analyse autocrine and paracrine roles of mesenchymal cells in normal and diseased bowel P K LUND Gut 1998; 42: 320-322. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.320 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

OESOPHAGUS

	A prospective study of oesophageal function in patients with normal coronary angiograms and controls with angina R A Cooke, A Anggiansah, J B Chambers, and W J Owen Gut 1998; 42: 323-329. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.323 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of increasing the fat content but not the energy load of a meal on gastro-oesophageal reflux and lower oesophageal sphincter motor function R Penagini, M Mangano, and P A Bianchi Gut 1998; 42: 330-333. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.330 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

HELICOBACTER PYLORI

	Helicobacter pylori is killed by nitrite under acidic conditions R S Dykhuizen, A Fraser, H McKenzie, M Golden, C Leifert, and N Benjamin Gut 1998; 42: 334-337. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.334 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Major virulence factors, VacA and CagA, are commonly positive in Helicobacter pylori isolates in Japan S Maeda, K Ogura, H Yoshida, F Kanai, T Ikenoue, N Kato, Y Shiratori, and M Omata Gut 1998; 42: 338-343. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.338 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

STOMACH

	Role of capsaicin sensitive nerves in epidermal growth factor effects on gastric mucosal injury and blood flow J Y Kang, C H Teng, F C Chen, and A Wee Gut 1998; 42: 344-350. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.344 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oxidative DNA damage accumulation in gastric carcinogenesis F Farinati, R Cardin, P Degan, M Rugge, F Di Mario, P Bonvicini, and R Naccarato Gut 1998; 42: 351-356. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.351 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

SMALL INTESTINE

	Increased immunoglobulin G production by short term cultured duodenal biopsy samples from HIV infected patients T Schneider, T Zippel, W Schmidt, G Pauli, U Wahnschaffe, S Chakravarti, W Heise, E O Riecken, M Zeitz, and R Ullrich Gut 1998; 42: 357-361. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.357 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence and clinical features of selective immunoglobulin A deficiency in coeliac disease: an Italian multicentre study F Cataldo, V Marino, A Ventura, G Bottaro, and G R Corazza Gut 1998; 42: 362-365. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.362 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Focal reduction of villous blood flow in early indomethacin enteropathy: a dynamic vascular study in the rat D A Kelly, C Piasecki, A Anthony, A P Dhillon, R E Pounder, and A J Wakefield Gut 1998; 42: 366-373. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.366 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

INFLAMMATION

	Mucosal subepithelial binding sites for the bacterial chemotactic peptide, formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) P Anton, J O'Connell, D O'Connell, L Whitaker, G C O'Sullivan, J K Collins, and F Shanahan Gut 1998; 42: 374-379. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.374 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Leucocyte endothelial cell adhesion in indomethacin induced intestinal inflammation is correlated with faecal pH H Arndt, K-D Palitzsch, and J Schölmerich Gut 1998; 42: 380-386. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.380 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Peripheral arthropathies in inflammatory bowel disease: their articular distribution and natural history T R Orchard, B P Wordsworth, and D P Jewell Gut 1998; 42: 387-391. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.387 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Crohn's-like reaction in diverticular disease A Gledhill and M F Dixon Gut 1998; 42: 392-395. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.392 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

	Gut barrier function in malnourished patients F K S Welsh, S M Farmery, K MacLennan, M B Sheridan, G R Barclay, P J Guillou, and J V Reynolds Gut 1998; 42: 396-401. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.396 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Expression of arylamine N-acetyltransferase in human intestine D Hickman, J Pope, S D Patil, G Fakis, V Smelt, L A Stanley, M Payton, J D Unadkat, and E Sim Gut 1998; 42: 402-409. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.402 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MOTILITY AND FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS

	Effect of the nitric oxide donor, glyceryl trinitrate, on human gall bladder motility R Greaves, J Miller, L O'Donnell, A McLean, and M J G Farthing Gut 1998; 42: 410-413. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.410 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Functional gastrointestinal disorders: psychological, social, and somatic features E J Bennett, C Piesse, K Palmer, C-A Badcock, C C Tennant, and J E Kellow Gut 1998; 42: 414-420. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.414 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ENDOSCOPY

	Diagnostic yield of push-type enteroscopy in relation to indication B Landi, M Tkoub, M Gaudric, R Guimbaud, J P Cervoni, S Chaussade, D Couturier, J P Barbier, and C Cellier Gut 1998; 42: 421-425. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.421 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PANCREAS

	Cytochrome P4502E1 is present in rat pancreas and is induced by chronic ethanol administration I D Norton, M V Apte, P S Haber, G W McCaughan, R C Pirola, and J S Wilson Gut 1998; 42: 426-430. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.426 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Compared with parenteral nutrition, enteral feeding attenuates the acute phase response and improves disease severity in acute pancreatitis A C J Windsor, S Kanwar, A G K Li, E Barnes, J A Guthrie, J I Spark, F Welsh, P J Guillou, and J V Reynolds Gut 1998; 42: 431-435. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.431 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Secretory immunoglobulin A in pancreatic juice and pancreatic tissue of patients with chronic pancreatitis J Emmrich, M Seyfarth, P Conradi, F Plath, G Sparmann, M Löhr, and S Liebe Gut 1998; 42: 436-441. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.436 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LIVER

	Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with octreotide: a randomised controlled study E Kouroumalis, P Skordilis, K Thermos, A Vasilaki, J Moschandrea, and O N Manousos Gut 1998; 42: 442-447. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.442 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

	Autoimmune hepatitis in the elderly D R PARKER and J G C KINGHAM Gut 1998; 42: 448. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.448 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Consideration of histopathological subtypes and biopsy techniques in Barrett's oesophagus surveillance programmes • Reply R C FITZGERALD, W R BURNHAM, C E MACDONALD, A C WICKS, and R J PLAYFORD Gut 1998; 42: 448. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.448a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Electrical spinal cord stimulation for painful peripheral neuropathy secondary to coeliac disease D MURPHY, J LAFFY, and D O'KEEFFE Gut 1998; 42: 448. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.448b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Research misconduct and redundant publication M RAJAGOPALAN Gut 1998; 42: 448. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.448c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

BOOK REVIEWS

	Clinicians' Guide to Inflammatory Bowel Disease S TRAVIS Gut 1998; 42: 448. doi:10.1136/gut.42.3.448d [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]