Leading articles

	Fatigue in chronic cholestasis P Milkiewicz and E J Heathcote Gut 2004; 53: 475-477. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.025155 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller Gut 2004; 53: 475. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

GI snapshot

	Management of swallowed razor blades—retrieve or wait and see? J R Butterworth, K Wright, R A Boulton, S Pathmakanthan, and J Goh Gut 2004; 53: 477. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.024810 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Answer Gut 2004; 53: 486. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.24810a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Gene transfer: Bax to the future for cancer therapy N R Lemoine and I A McNeish Gut 2004; 53: 478-479. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.030312 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intestinal immunology

	Impairment of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes in Id2 deficient mice J-K Kim, M Takeuchi, and Y Yokota Gut 2004; 53: 480-486. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.022293 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intestinal B cell hyperactivity in AIDS is controlled by highly active antiretroviral therapy D E Nilssen, O Øktedalen, and P Brandtzaeg Gut 2004; 53: 487-493. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.027854 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Neurogastroenterology

	Increased antigen and bacterial uptake in follicle associated epithelium induced by chronic psychological stress in rats Å K Velin, A-C Ericson, Y Braaf, C Wallon, and J D Söderholm Gut 2004; 53: 494-500. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.028506 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Neonatal maternal deprivation triggers long term alterations in colonic epithelial barrier and mucosal immunity in rats F Barreau, L Ferrier, J Fioramonti, and L Bueno Gut 2004; 53: 501-506. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.024174 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CD55 expression patterns on intestinal neuronal tissue are divergent from the brain K A Gelderman, H J M A A Zijlmans, M J Vonk, and A Gorter Gut 2004; 53: 507-513. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.026773 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intestine

	Arginine stimulates intestinal cell migration through a focal adhesion kinase dependent mechanism J M Rhoads, W Chen, J Gookin, G Y Wu, Q Fu, A T Blikslager, R A Rippe, R A Argenzio, W G Cance, E M Weaver, and L H Romer Gut 2004; 53: 514-522. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.027540 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intestinal microflora

	Identification and quantitation of mucosal and faecal desulfovibrios using real time polymerase chain reaction A Fite, G T Macfarlane, J H Cummings, M J Hopkins, S C Kong, E Furrie, and S Macfarlane Gut 2004; 53: 523-529. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.031245 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dietary fructo-oligosaccharides and inulin decrease resistance of rats to salmonella: protective role of calcium S J M Ten Bruggencate, I M J Bovee-Oudenhoven, M L G Lettink-Wissink, M B Katan, and R Van der Meer Gut 2004; 53: 530-535. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.023499 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inflammation

	Lymphocytic colitis: a retrospective clinical study of 199 Swedish patients M Olesen, S Eriksson, J Bohr, G Järnerot, and C Tysk Gut 2004; 53: 536-541. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.023440 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Is inflammatory bowel disease an independent and disease specific risk factor for thromboembolism? W Miehsler, W Reinisch, E Valic, W Osterode, W Tillinger, T Feichtenschlager, J Grisar, K Machold, S Scholz, H Vogelsang, and G Novacek Gut 2004; 53: 542-548. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.025411 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cancer

	Incidence and management of malignant digestive endocrine tumours in a well defined French population C Lepage, A M Bouvier, J M Phelip, C Hatem, C Vernet, and J Faivre Gut 2004; 53: 549-553. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.026401 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Molecular therapy for peritoneal dissemination of xenotransplanted human MKN-45 gastric cancer cells with adenovirus mediated Bax gene transfer Y Tsunemitsu, S Kagawa, N Tokunaga, S Otani, T Umeoka, J A Roth, B Fang, N Tanaka, and T Fujiwara Gut 2004; 53: 554-560. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.021683 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of colorectal and hepatocellular carcinomas by adenoviral mediated gene transfer of endostatin and angiostatin-like molecule in mice V Schmitz, L Wang, M Barajas, C Gomar, J Prieto, and C Qian Gut 2004; 53: 561-567. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.019307 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Colorectal cancer

	Incidence and recurrence rates of colorectal adenomas estimated by annually repeated colonoscopies on asymptomatic Japanese Y Yamaji, T Mitsushima, H Ikuma, H Watabe, M Okamoto, T Kawabe, R Wada, H Doi, and M Omata Gut 2004; 53: 568-572. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.026112 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Methylation patterns define two types of hyperplastic polyp associated with colorectal cancer C V A Wynter, M D Walsh, T Higuchi, B A Leggett, J Young, and J R Jass Gut 2004; 53: 573-580. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.030841 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Histological categorisation of fibrotic cancer stroma in advanced rectal cancer H Ueno, A M Jones, K H Wilkinson, J R Jass, and I C Talbot Gut 2004; 53: 581-586. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.028365 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Liver

	Fatigue and primary biliary cirrhosis: association of globus pallidus magnetisation transfer ratio measurements with fatigue severity and blood manganese levels D M Forton, N Patel, M Prince, A Oatridge, G Hamilton, J Goldblatt, J M Allsop, J V Hajnal, H C Thomas, M Bassendine, D E J Jones, and S D Taylor-Robinson Gut 2004; 53: 587-592. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.016766 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hepatitis C virus among childbearing women in Scotland: prevalence, deprivation, and diagnosis S J Hutchinson, D J Goldberg, M King, S O Cameron, L E Shaw, A Brown, J MacKenzie, K Wilson, and L MacDonald Gut 2004; 53: 593-598. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.027383 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Genetics of liver disease: immunogenetics and disease pathogenesis P T Donaldson Gut 2004; 53: 599-608. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.031732 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Thalidomide for treatment of severe intestinal bleeding J Bauditz, G Schachschal, S Wedel, and H Lochs Gut 2004; 53: 609-612. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.029710 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2004; 53: 613. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

Biallelic genotype distributions in papers published in Gut between 1998 and 2003: altered conclusions after recalculating the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium • Author’s reply • Author’s reply B Györffy, I Kocsis, B Vásárhelyi, T Heliö, M Lappalainen, H Fodstad, P Paavola-Sakki, U Turunen, M Färkkilä, K Kontula, L Halme, T Krusius, P Aguilar-Martinez, C Thelcide, J F Schved, M Bismuth, G-P Pageaux, P Blanc, D Larrey, M C Picot, and F Blanc Gut 2004; 53: 614-616. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]