Leading articles

	Liver transplantation alcohol related liver disease: (deliberately) stirring a hornet’s nest! J G O’Grady Gut 2006; 55: 1529-1531. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090506 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller and Alastair Watson Gut 2006; 55: 1529a. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Acid inhibitory medication and risk of gastric and oesophageal cancer K E L McColl Gut 2006; 55: 1532-1533. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103283 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unfavourable prognosis for pancreatic cancer indicates fields of opportunity W Greenhalf Gut 2006; 55: 1533-1535. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098814 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Altered monoaminergic transporter binding in hepatitis C related cerebral dysfunction: a neuroimmunologial condition? D M Forton Gut 2006; 55: 1535-1537. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Stomach

	Gastric acid suppression and risk of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma: a nested case control study in the UK L A García Rodríguez, J Lagergren, and M Lindblad Gut 2006; 55: 1538-1544. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086579
	Why does Japan have a high incidence of gastric cancer? Comparison of gastritis between UK and Japanese patients G M Naylor, T Gotoda, M Dixon, T Shimoda, L Gatta, R Owen, D Tompkins, and A Axon Gut 2006; 55: 1545-1552. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.080358

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Probiotics prevent bacterial translocation and improve intestinal barrier function in rats following chronic psychological stress M Zareie, K Johnson-Henry, J Jury, P-C Yang, B-Y Ngan, D M McKay, J D Soderholm, M H Perdue, and P M Sherman Gut 2006; 55: 1553-1560. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.080739
	Quantitative measurement and visual assessment of ileal Crohn’s disease activity by computed tomography enterography: correlation with endoscopic severity and C reactive protein J F Colombel, C A Solem, W J Sandborn, F Booya, E V Loftus, Jr, W S Harmsen, A R Zinsmeister, K D Bodily, and J G Fletcher Gut 2006; 55: 1561-1567. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.084301
	Daclizumab, a humanised monoclonal antibody to the interleukin 2 receptor (CD25), for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, dose ranging trial G Van Assche, W J Sandborn, B G Feagan, B A Salzberg, D Silvers, P S Monroe, W M Pandak, F H Anderson, J F Valentine, G E Wild, D J Geenen, R Sprague, S R Targan, P Rutgeerts, V Vexler, D Young, and R S Shames Gut 2006; 55: 1568-1574. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.089854
	Threefold increased risk of infertility: a meta-analysis of infertility after ileal pouch anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis A Waljee, J Waljee, A M Morris, and P D R Higgins Gut 2006; 55: 1575-1580. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090316

Miscellanea

	Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding W G Shin, C H Park, and C K Park Gut 2006; 55: 1560. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091629 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A rare cause of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding H-H Yen, Y-Y Chen, and M-S Soon Gut 2006; 55: 1567. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091884 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of polyposis A Hokama, K Kishimoto, R Tomiyama, T Hirata, F Kinjo, J Fujita, and M Masuda Gut 2006; 55: 1574. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.092791 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
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	Bleeding terminal ileal ulcer A Sarkar, K Basu, S S Johal, K Suvarna, and K Clout Gut 2006; 55: 1605. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.092544 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Answer Gut 2006; 55: 1630. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cancer

	MALT lymphoma associated genetic aberrations occur at different frequencies in primary and secondary intestinal MALT lymphomas B Streubel, G Seitz, M Stolte, P Birner, A Chott, and M Raderer Gut 2006; 55: 1581-1585. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090076
	Circulating markers of prognosis and response to treatment in patients with midgut carcinoid tumours G B Turner, B T Johnston, D R McCance, A McGinty, R G P Watson, C C Patterson, and J E S Ardill Gut 2006; 55: 1586-1591. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.092320
	Endoscopic indications for endoscopic mucosal resection of laterally spreading tumours in the colorectum T Uraoka, Y Saito, T Matsuda, H Ikehara, T Gotoda, D Saito, and T Fujii Gut 2006; 55: 1592-1597. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.087452

Pancreas

	Unfavourable prognosis associated with K-ras gene mutation in pancreatic cancer surgical margins J Kim, H A Reber, S M Dry, D Elashoff, S L Chen, N Umetani, M Kitago, O J Hines, K K Kazanjian, S Hiramatsu, A J Bilchik, S Yong, M Shoup, and D S B Hoon Gut 2006; 55: 1598-1605. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.083063

Liver

	Naltrexone, an opioid receptor antagonist, attenuates liver fibrosis in bile duct ligated rats M R Ebrahimkhani, S Kiani, F Oakley, T Kendall, A Shariftabrizi, S M Tavangar, L Moezi, S Payabvash, A Karoon, H Hoseininik, D A Mann, K P Moore, A R Mani, and A R Dehpour Gut 2006; 55: 1606-1616. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.076778
	Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt (TIPSS) modification in the management of post-TIPSS refractory hepatic encephalopathy N Kochar, D Tripathi, H Ireland, D N Redhead, and P C Hayes Gut 2006; 55: 1617-1623. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.089482

Hepatitis

	Monoaminergic neurotransmission is altered in hepatitis C virus infected patients with chronic fatigue and cognitive impairment K Weissenborn, J C Ennen, M Bokemeyer, B Ahl, U Wurster, H Tillmann, C Trebst, H Hecker, and G Berding Gut 2006; 55: 1624-1630. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.080267
	Peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) plus ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients who failed previous interferon therapy M Sherman, E M Yoshida, M Deschenes, M Krajden, V G Bain, K Peltekian, F Anderson, K Kaita, S Simonyi, R Balshaw, S S Lee the Canadian Pegasys Study Group Gut 2006; 55: 1631-1638. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.083113

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2006; 55: 1639. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	The role of the sympathetic nervous system in intestinal inflammation R H Straub, R Wiest, U G Strauch, P Härle, and J Schölmerich Gut 2006; 55: 1640-1649. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091322 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Non-invasive markers associated with liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease I N Guha, J Parkes, P R Roderick, S Harris, and W M Rosenberg Gut 2006; 55: 1650-1660. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091454 [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Histological evaluation of chronic pancreatitis by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy J Iglesias-García, I Abdulkader, J Lariño-Noia, J Forteza, and J E Dominguez-Muñoz Gut 2006; 55: 1661-1662. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103440 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Severe isolated myopathic gastroparesis: a case report with pathological findings H Sokol, A Lavergne-Slove, J Mikol, J M Sabate, and B Coffin Gut 2006; 55: 1662. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105742 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An exuberant inflammatory response to E coli: implications for the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis and pyoderma gangrenosum D J B Marks, F Z Rahman, M Novelli, R C Yu, S McCartney, S Bloom, and A W Segal Gut 2006; 55: 1662-1663. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104943 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A pilot study in patients with established advanced liver fibrosis using pirfenidone J Armendáriz-Borunda, M C Islas-Carbajal, E Meza-García, A R Rincón, S Lucano, A S Sandoval, A Salazar, J Berumen, A Alvarez, A Covarrubias, G Aréchiga, and L García Gut 2006; 55: 1663-1665. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.107136 [Extract] [Full text] [web only figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Haemorrhoids and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 F F di Mola, H Friess, J Köninger, F Selvaggi, I Esposito, M W Büchler, and P di Sebastiano Gut 2006; 55: 1665-1666. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103473 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anti-TNF- for treatment of amyloidosis associated with Crohn’s disease • Author’s reply A Fernández-Nebro, I Ureña, M V Irigoyen, R García-Vicuña, S Konno, M Iizuka, Y Horie, H Itou, K Shindo, and S Watanabe Gut 2006; 55: 1666-1667. [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anti-outer membrane of porin C and anti-I2 antibodies in indeterminate colitis S Joossens, J-F Colombel, C Landers, D Poulain, K Geboes, X Bossuyt, S Targan, P Rutgeerts, and W Reinisch Gut 2006; 55: 1667-1669. [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.089623
	H pylori negative MALT lymphoma patients successfully treated with antibiotics: doubts about their H pylori negativity • Author’s reply E Lahner, M Milione, G Delle Fave, B Annibale, and M Raderer Gut 2006; 55: 1669. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Non-invasive evaluation of hepatic fibrosis using magnetic resonance and ultrasound techniques • Author’s reply J F L Cobbold, M Wylezinska, C Cunningham, M E Crossey, H C Thomas, I J Cox, N Patel, S D Taylor-Robinson, and M Pinzani Gut 2006; 55: 1670. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Safe and effective application of anti-TNF- in a patient infected with HIV and concomitant Crohn’s disease B Beltrán, P Nos, G Bastida, M Iborra, M Hoyos, and J Ponce Gut 2006; 55: 1670-1671. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101386 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Predictive value of microsatellite instability for benefit from adjuvant fluorouracil chemotherapy in colorectal cancer B Iacopetta and T Watanabe Gut 2006; 55: 1671-1672. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Coeliac disease: between "pizza" and ethics L Elli Gut 2006; 55: 1672. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The statistics of targets M Heydtmann Gut 2006; 55: 1672-1673. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103903 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Balloon gastrostomy migration leading to acute pancreatitis J Periselneris, R England, and M Hull Gut 2006; 55: 1673-1674. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105601 [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does delayed gastric emptying really cause symptoms in functional dyspepsia? We still doubt it! • Author’s reply N J Talley, G R Locke, III, J Tack, and M Camilleri Gut 2006; 55: 1674. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.105601 [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of tumour necrosis factor promoter haplotype with chronic pancreatitis M-C Chang, Y-T Chang, Y-W Tien, P-C Liang, S-C Wei, and J-M Wong Gut 2006; 55: 1674-1676. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103085
	Lack of association of the pregnane X receptor (PXR/NR1I2) gene with inflammatory bowel disease: parallel allelic association study and gene wide haplotype analysis G-T Ho, N Soranzo, S K Tate, H Drummond, E R Nimmo, A Tenesa, I D Arnott, and J Satsangi Gut 2006; 55: 1676-1677. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105106 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Genetic association between factor V Leiden and coeliac disease T Mari, A Zullo, C Hassan, L Di Giulio, and S Morini Gut 2006; 55: 1677-1678. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104786 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Urease induced calcium precipitation by Helicobacter species may initiate gallstone formation C Belzer, J G Kusters, E J Kuipers, and A H M van Vliet Gut 2006; 55: 1678-1679. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098319 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No association between the functional CARD4 insertion/deletion polymorphism and inflammatory bowel diseases in the German population A Franke, A Ruether, N Wedemeyer, T H Karlsen, A Nebel, and S Schreiber Gut 2006; 55: 1679-1680. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104646 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Preliminary data on the use of intraductal optical coherence tomography during ERCP for investigating main pancreatic duct strictures P A Testoni, A Mariani, B Mangiavillano, P G Arcidiacono, and E Masci Gut 2006; 55: 1680-1681. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 July 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.102897
	Prognostic value of the lymph node ratio in node positive colon cancer M De Ridder, V Vinh-Hung, Y Van Nieuwenhove, A Hoorens, A Sermeus, and G Storme Gut 2006; 55: 1681. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104117 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Could the GI tract be a better portal for antibody therapy? S J Green and Jon Brendsel Gut 2006; 55: 1681-1682. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A case of exacerbation of ulcerative colitis induced by combination therapy with PEG-interferon -2b and ribavirin T Watanabe, M Inoue, K Harada, N Homma, M Uchida, N Ogata, R Funada, K Hasegawa, K Soga, and K Shibasaki Gut 2006; 55: 1682-1683. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105197 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Pocket Consultant Gastroenterology, 3rd edn P Neild Gut 2006; 55: 1683-1684. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097659 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology S Ghosh Gut 2006; 55: 1684. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097675 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Notice of withdrawal

	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL Gut 2006; 55: 1684. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.069237 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correction

	CORRECTION Gut 2006; 55: 1684. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.081794corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]