Leading articles

	COX-2 chronology C J Hawkey Gut 2005; 54: 1509-1514. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.065003 [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller Gut 2005; 54: 1509. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Late complications of an ileal pouch V Munikrishnan, N Ryley, R Teague, and R D Pullan Gut 2005; 54: 1514. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062547 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 1526. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Abdominal pain in a patient with an oesophageal stent K T Tan, N Borley, and R Hopkins Gut 2005; 54: 1535. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.069161 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hypoalbuminaemia and gastric mass K Honein, J Boujaoude, and C Ghora Gut 2005; 54: 1572. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.071183 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 1584. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 1589. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A calcified and cystic peripancreatic mass S Bageacu and D Kaczmarek Gut 2005; 54: 1596. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.068502 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 1629. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	NOD2 regulation of Toll-like receptor responses and the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease T Watanabe, A Kitani, and W Strober Gut 2005; 54: 1515-1518. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.071795 [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Following the TRAIL from hepatitis C virus and alcohol to fatty liver S C Afford and D H Adams Gut 2005; 54: 1518-1520. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.067801 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Predicting survival in hepatitis B M Sherman Gut 2005; 54: 1521-1523. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.071332 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mortality from cirrhosis: lack of progress over the last 35 years C Gluud Gut 2005; 54: 1523-1526. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.072876 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oesophagus

	Nitrate and nitrosative chemistry within Barrett’s oesophagus during acid reflux H Suzuki, K Iijima, G Scobie, V Fyfe, and K E L McColl Gut 2005; 54: 1527-1535. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.066043 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori

	Long term follow up of patients treated for Helicobacter pylori infection R Mera, E T H Fontham, L E Bravo, J C Bravo, M B Piazuelo, M C Camargo, and P Correa Gut 2005; 54: 1536-1540. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.072009

Gastric cancer

	Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography in diagnosing ascites and predicting peritoneal metastases in gastric cancer patients Y T Lee, E K W Ng, L C T Hung, S C S Chung, J Y L Ching, W Y Chan, W C Chu, and J J Sung Gut 2005; 54: 1541-1545. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.055772

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Influence of intestinal bacteria on induction of regulatory T cells: lessons from a transfer model of colitis U G Strauch, F Obermeier, N Grunwald, S Gürster, N Dunger, M Schultz, D P Griese, M Mähler, J Schölmerich, and H C Rath Gut 2005; 54: 1546-1552. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.059451
	Synergy between TLR9 and NOD2 innate immune responses is lost in genetic Crohn’s disease D A van Heel, S Ghosh, K A Hunt, C G Mathew, A Forbes, D P Jewell, and R J Playford Gut 2005; 54: 1553-1557. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.065888
	Cholera toxin subunit B inhibits IL-12 and IFN- production and signaling in experimental colitis and Crohn’s disease E M Coccia, M E Remoli, C Di Giacinto, B Del Zotto, E Giacomini, G Monteleone, and M Boirivant Gut 2005; 54: 1558-1564. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062174
	Acute induction of human IL-8 production by intestinal epithelium triggers neutrophil infiltration without mucosal injury T Kucharzik, J T Hudson, III, A Lügering, J A Abbas, M Bettini, J G Lake, M E Evans, T R Ziegler, D Merlin, J L Madara, and I R Williams Gut 2005; 54: 1565-1572. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.061168
	5-Aminosalicylate use and colorectal cancer risk in inflammatory bowel disease: a large epidemiological study T P van Staa, T Card, R F Logan, and H G M Leufkens Gut 2005; 54: 1573-1578. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.070896
	Influence of IL-6, COL1A1, and VDR gene polymorphisms on bone mineral density in Crohn’s disease C E Todhunter, A Sutherland-Craggs, S A Bartram, P T Donaldson, A K Daly, R M Francis, J C Mansfield, and N P Thompson Gut 2005; 54: 1579-1584. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 July 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.064212

Colorectal cancer

	High magnification chromoscopic colonoscopy or high frequency 20 MHz mini probe endoscopic ultrasound staging for early colorectal neoplasia: a comparative prospective analysis D P Hurlstone, S Brown, S S Cross, A J Shorthouse, and D S Sanders Gut 2005; 54: 1585-1589. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.069849

Hepatitis

	Tumour necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces hepatic steatosis in viral hepatitis and after alcohol intake B Mundt, T Wirth, L Zender, M Waltemathe, C Trautwein, M P Manns, F Kühnel, and S Kubicka Gut 2005; 54: 1590-1596. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.056929 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hepatitis B reactivation after withdrawal of pre-emptive lamivudine in patients with haematological malignancy on completion of cytotoxic chemotherapy C-K Hui, W W W Cheung, W-Y Au, A K W Lie, H-Y Zhang, Y-H Yueng, B C Y Wong, N Leung, Y-L Kwong, R Liang, and G K K Lau Gut 2005; 54: 1597-1603. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 July 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.070763
	Flares in chronic hepatitis B patients induced by the host or the virus? Relation to treatment response during Peg-interferon -2b therapy H J Flink, D Sprengers, B E Hansen, M van Zonneveld, R A de Man, S W Schalm, H L A Janssen for the HBV 99-01 study group Gut 2005; 54: 1604-1609. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 May 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062208
	Prognostic determinants for chronic hepatitis B in Asians: therapeutic implications M-F Yuen, H-J Yuan, D K-H Wong, J C-H Yuen, W-M Wong, A O-O Chan, B C-Y Wong, K-C Lai, and C-L Lai Gut 2005; 54: 1610-1614. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.065136

Liver

	Trends in mortality after hospital admission for liver cirrhosis in an English population from 1968 to 1999 S E Roberts, M J Goldacre, and D Yeates Gut 2005; 54: 1615-1621. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.058636
	Development, validation, and evaluation of the PBC-40, a disease specific health related quality of life measure for primary biliary cirrhosis A Jacoby, A Rannard, D Buck, N Bhala, J L Newton, O F W James, and D E J Jones Gut 2005; 54: 1622-1629. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.065862
	Haeme oxygenase mediates hyporeactivity to phenylephrine in the mesenteric vessels of cirrhotic rats with ascites M Bolognesi, D Sacerdoti, M Di Pascoli, P Angeli, S Quarta, A Sticca, P Pontisso, C Merkel, and A Gatta Gut 2005; 54: 1630-1636. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 June 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.063735

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2005; 54: 1637. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	Ghrelin: a new player in the control of gastrointestinal functions T L Peeters Gut 2005; 54: 1638-1649. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062604 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	The current status of small bowel transplantation in the UK and internationally S J Middleton and N V Jamieson Gut 2005; 54: 1650-1657. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062612 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Plexiform neurofibroma mimicking a pancreatic cystic tumour A Handra-Luca, D Vidaud, M-P Vullierme, N Colnot, D Henin, P Ruszniewski, P Bedossa, and A Couvelard Gut 2005; 54: 1658-1659. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.074609 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No genetic association between EPHX1 and Crohn’s disease W H M Peters, E M J van der Logt, R H M te Morsche, H M J Roelofs, D J de Jong, and T H J Naber Gut 2005; 54: 1659-1660. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 July 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.076422
	Transcriptional downregulation of the lactase (LCT) gene during childhood H Rasinperä, M Kuokkanen, K-L Kolho, H Lindahl, N S Enattah, E Savilahti, A Orpana, and I Järvelä Gut 2005; 54: 1660-1661. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.077404 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene carrier status is a risk factor for young onset pancreatic adenocarcinoma R McWilliams, W E Highsmith, K G Rabe, M de Andrade, L A Tordsen, L M Holtegaard, and G M Petersen Gut 2005; 54: 1661-1662. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.074534 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome in the early postoperative period after lung transplantation in a patient with cystic fibrosis: morphological findings on computed tomography K Nassenstein, B Schweiger, M Kamler, J Stattaus, T Lauenstein, and J Barkhausen Gut 2005; 54: 1662-1663. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.075994 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of a new cationic trypsinogen gene mutation (V39A) with chronic pancreatitis in an Italian family C Arduino, P Salacone, B Pasini, A Brusco, P Salmin, E Bacillo, A Robecchi, L Cestino, S Cirillo, D Regge, N Cappello, and E Gaia Gut 2005; 54: 1663-1664. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062992 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	ITPA genotyping is not predictive for the development of side effects in AZA treated inflammatory bowel disease patients J M van Dieren, A J van Vuuren, J G Kusters, E E S Nieuwenhuis, E J Kuipers, and C J van der Woude Gut 2005; 54: 1664. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lack of serum antibodies to membrane bound carbonic anhydrase IV in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis P Invernizzi, C Selmi, M Zuin, and M Podda Gut 2005; 54: 1665. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.072389 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of achalasia and dental erosion R Moazzez, A Anggiansah, A J Botha, and D Bartlett Gut 2005; 54: 1665-1666. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.067686 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	New Techniques in Gastrointestinal Imaging A Graham Gut 2005; 54: 1666. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.070912 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	CORRECTION Gut 2005; 54: 1666. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.064824corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]