Commentaries

	Transglutaminases: new target molecules for inflammatory bowel disease? B Siegmund and M Zeitz Gut 2005; 54: 443-444. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.053223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The complicated path to true causes of disease: role of nuclear factor B in inflammatory bowel disease S Schreiber Gut 2005; 54: 444-445. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.051797 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Where there’s smoke there’s not necessarily fire M V Apte, R C Pirola, and J S Wilson Gut 2005; 54: 446-447. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.048785 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thalidomide and cancer cachexia: old problem, new hope? M Stroud Gut 2005; 54: 447-448. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.053330 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller Gut 2005; 54: 443. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gastro-oesophageal reflux

	Weakly acidic reflux in patients with chronic unexplained cough during 24 hour pressure, pH, and impedance monitoring D Sifrim, L Dupont, K Blondeau, X Zhang, J Tack, and J Janssens Gut 2005; 54: 449-454. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.055418 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Clue to a more serious diagnosis B Abboud, W Mchayleh, G Sleilaty, and C Yaghi Gut 2005; 54: 454. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.049494 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of abdominal pain in a patient with hepatitis C cirrhosis A Cárdenas, N H Afdhal, and K Khwaja Gut 2005; 54: 460. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.049122 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Giant gastric ulcer: an endoscopic roller coaster A O Laosebikan, V Govindasamy, G Chinnery, F Ghimenton, and S R Thomson Gut 2005; 54: 468. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.048579 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual abdominal mass P Grimison, D Goldstein, and B Yeo Gut 2005; 54: 478. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.051342 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 487. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 509. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 514. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2005; 54: 521. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Gut Tutorial: cholangiocarcinoma S A Khan, A Miras, M Pelling, and S D Taylor-Robinson Gut 2005; 54: 555. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   BMJ Learning: Take this module on BMJ Learning

Gastric motility

	Influence of erythromycin on gastric emptying and meal related symptoms in functional dyspepsia with delayed gastric emptying J Arts, P Caenepeel, K Verbeke, and J Tack Gut 2005; 54: 455-460. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035279 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gastric cancer

	Chromoendoscopic surveillance in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: an alternative to prophylactic gastrectomy? D Shaw, V Blair, A Framp, P Harawira, M McLeod, P Guilford, S Parry, A Charlton, and I Martin Gut 2005; 54: 461-468. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.049171 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Small intestine

	Homeostatic regulation of zinc transporters in the human small intestine by dietary zinc supplementation R A Cragg, S R Phillips, J M Piper, J S Varma, F C Campbell, J C Mathers, and D Ford Gut 2005; 54: 469-478. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.041962 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inflammatory bowel disease

	The RANKL/OPG system is activated in inflammatory bowel disease and relates to the state of bone loss A R Moschen, A Kaser, B Enrich, O Ludwiczek, M Gabriel, P Obrist, A M Wolf, and H Tilg Gut 2005; 54: 479-487. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.044370 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Profile of soluble cytokine receptors in Crohn’s disease T Gustot, A Lemmers, E Louis, C Nicaise, E Quertinmont, J Belaiche, S Roland, A Van Gossum, J Devière, and D Franchimont Gut 2005; 54: 488-495. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.043554 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Differential expression of multiple transglutaminases in human colon: impaired keratinocyte transglutaminase expression in ulcerative colitis G D’Argenio, M Calvani, N Della Valle, V Cosenza, G Di Matteo, P Giorgio, S Margarucci, O Petillo, F P Jori, U Galderisi, and G Peluso Gut 2005; 54: 496-502. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.049411 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Activation of nuclear factor B in colonic mucosa from patients with collagenous and ulcerative colitis L Andresen, V L Jørgensen, A Perner, A Hansen, J Eugen-Olsen, and J Rask-Madsen Gut 2005; 54: 503-509. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.034165 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pancreas

	Cigarette smoking accelerates progression of alcoholic chronic pancreatitis P Maisonneuve, A B Lowenfels, B Müllhaupt, G Cavallini, P G Lankisch, J R Andersen, E P DiMagno, Å Andrén-Sandberg, L Domellöf, L Frulloni, and R W Ammann Gut 2005; 54: 510-514. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.039263 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Liver

	Effect of intravenous N-acetylcysteine infusion on haemostatic parameters in healthy subjects T T Knudsen, S Thorsen, S A Jensen, K Dalhoff, L E Schmidt, U Becker, and F Bendtsen Gut 2005; 54: 515-521. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.043505 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased anandamide induced relaxation in mesenteric arteries of cirrhotic rats: role of cannabinoid and vanilloid receptors M Domenicali, J Ros, G Fernández-Varo, P Cejudo-Martín, M Crespo, M Morales-Ruiz, A M Briones, J-M Campistol, V Arroyo, E Vila, J Rodés, and W Jiménez Gut 2005; 54: 522-527. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.051599 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence and clinical significance of isotype specific antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cirrhosis E I Rigopoulou, E T Davies, A Pares, K Zachou, C Liaskos, D-P Bogdanos, J Rodes, G N Dalekos, and D Vergani Gut 2005; 54: 528-532. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.036558 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diabetes increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: a population based case control study J A Davila, R O Morgan, Y Shaib, K A McGlynn, and H B El-Serag Gut 2005; 54: 533-539. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.052167 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cancer

	Thalidomide in the treatment of cancer cachexia: a randomised placebo controlled trial J N Gordon, T M Trebble, R D Ellis, H D Duncan, T Johns, and P M Goggin Gut 2005; 54: 540-545. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.047563 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Colorectal disease

	Relationship between symptoms and disordered continence mechanisms in women with idiopathic faecal incontinence A E Bharucha, J G Fletcher, C M Harper, D Hough, J R Daube, C Stevens, B Seide, S J Riederer, and A R Zinsmeister Gut 2005; 54: 546-555. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.047696 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Infection, coagulation, and variceal bleeding in cirrhosis U Thalheimer, C K Triantos, D N Samonakis, D Patch, and A K Burroughs Gut 2005; 54: 556-563. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.048181 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2005; 54: 564. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	ITPA genotyping test does not improve detection of Crohn’s disease patients at risk of azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine induced myelosuppression D Allorge, R Hamdan, F Broly, C Libersa, J-F Colombel Groupe d’Etudes Thérapeutiques des Affections Inflammatoires Digestives Gut 2005; 54: 565. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.055947 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Small bowel malignancy at diagnosis of coeliac disease M Silano and M De Vincenzi Gut 2005; 54: 565-566. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hypergastrinaemia in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori treated with proton pump inhibitors H L Waldum Gut 2005; 54: 566. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Terminal ileal biopsies should not be used to document extent of colonoscopic examination M D Rutter and M G Bramble Gut 2005; 54: 566. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	IgG food antibodies should be studied in similarly treated groups W A C Sewell Gut 2005; 54: 566. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	IgG antibodies to foods in IBS J E D Mawdsley, P Irving, and R Makins Gut 2005; 54: 567. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence of dietary factors on the clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease N Y Haboubi and S Jones Gut 2005; 54: 567. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Identification of ferroportin disease in the Indian subcontinent D F Wallace, P Browett, P Wong, H Kua, R Ameratunga, and V N Subramaniam Gut 2005; 54: 567-568. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.060988 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Morson and Dawson’s Gastrointestinal Pathology, 4th edn N A Wright Gut 2005; 54: 568. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	CORRECTIONS Gut 2005; 54: 568. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.025494corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CORRECTIONS Gut 2005; 54: 568. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.026807corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]