Leading articles

	Impaired gastric accommodation and its role in dyspepsia S Kindt and J Tack Gut 2006; 55: 1685-1691. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 July 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.085365

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller and Alastair Watson Gut 2006; 55: 1685. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics: ecological treatment for inflammatory bowel disease? P Marteau Gut 2006; 55: 1692-1693. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.051458 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Genes and environment in irritable bowel syndrome: one step forward N J Talley Gut 2006; 55: 1694-1696. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108837 [Extract] [Full text] [Conflict of Interest] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oesophagus

	A case–control study of the pathology of oesophageal disease in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) C G P Roberts, L K Hummers, W J Ravich, F M Wigley, and G M Hutchins Gut 2006; 55: 1697-1703. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 9 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086074
	Treatment of oesophageal ulcerations using endoscopic transplantation of tissue-engineered autologous oral mucosal epithelial cell sheets in a canine model T Ohki, M Yamato, D Murakami, R Takagi, J Yang, H Namiki, T Okano, and K Takasaki Gut 2006; 55: 1704-1710. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only media] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.088518

Miscellanea

	Metachronous tumour development in the pancreas N Ueno, N Kobayashi, H Kawamura, M Ueda, I Endo, S Togo, and H Shimada Gut 2006; 55: 1703. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.092247 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 1730. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of abdominal distension A-W N Meshikhes and M A Suwaymel Gut 2006; 55: 1759. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091918 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Unusual presentation of digestive tumour C Tohme, A Choucair, and J E Hachem Gut 2006; 55: 1780. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090266 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 1788. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 1800. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori

	Prospective multicentre study on antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori strains obtained from children living in Europe S Koletzko, F Richy, P Bontems, J Crone, N Kalach, M L Monteiro, F Gottrand, D Celinska-Cedro, E Roma-Giannikou, G Orderda, S Kolacek, P Urruzuno, M J Martínez-Gómez, T Casswall, M Ashorn, H Bodanszky, F Mégraud on behalf of the European Paediatric Task Force on Helicobacter pylori Gut 2006; 55: 1711-1716. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091272
	Global analysis of the human gastric epithelial transcriptome altered by Helicobacter pylori eradication in vivo M B Resnick, E Sabo, P A Meitner, S S Kim, Y Cho, H K Kim, R Tavares, and S F Moss Gut 2006; 55: 1717-1724. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only supplements] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.095646

Dyspepsia

	Fundal dysaccommodation in functional dyspepsia: head-to-head comparison between the barostat and three-dimensional ultrasonographic technique M W Mundt and M Samsom Gut 2006; 55: 1725-1730. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 January 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062836
	Risk of upper gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding associated with selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, traditional non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin and combinations A Lanas, L A García-Rodríguez, M T Arroyo, F Gomollón, F Feu, A González-Pérez, E Zapata, G Bástida, L Rodrigo, S Santolaria, M Güell, C M de Argila, E Quintero, F Borda, J M Piqué on behalf of the Investigators of the Asociación Española de Gastroenterología (AEG) Gut 2006; 55: 1731-1738. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing Interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.080754

Coeliac disease

	Spectrum of gluten-sensitive enteropathy in first-degree relatives of patients with coeliac disease: clinical relevance of lymphocytic enteritis M Esteve, M Rosinach, F Fernández-Bañares, C Farré, A Salas, M Alsina, P Vilar, A Abad-Lacruz, M Forné, M Mariné, R Santaolalla, J C Espinós, J M Viver Barcelona Coeliac Disease Study Group Gut 2006; 55: 1739-1745. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.095299
	Endomysial antibody-negative coeliac disease: clinical characteristics and intestinal autoantibody deposits T T Salmi, P Collin, I R Korponay-Szabó, K Laurila, J Partanen, H Huhtala, R Király, L Lorand, T Reunala, M Mäki, and K Kaukinen Gut 2006; 55: 1746-1753. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.071514

Irritable bowel syndrome

	Irritable bowel syndrome in twins: genes and environment M-B Bengtson, T Rønning, M H Vatn, and J R Harris Gut 2006; 55: 1754-1759. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 September 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097287

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Gut-associated bacterial microbiota in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease M P Conte, S Schippa, I Zamboni, M Penta, F Chiarini, L Seganti, J Osborn, P Falconieri, O Borrelli, and S Cucchiara Gut 2006; 55: 1760-1767. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.078824
	Pit patterns in rectal mucosa assessed by magnifying colonoscope are predictive of relapse in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis Y Nishio, T Ando, O Maeda, K Ishiguro, O Watanabe, N Ohmiya, Y Niwa, K Kusugami, and H Goto Gut 2006; 55: 1768-1773. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086900
	Control of matrix metalloproteinase production in human intestinal fibroblasts by interleukin 21 G Monteleone, R Caruso, D Fina, I Peluso, V Gioia, C Stolfi, M C Fantini, F Caprioli, R Tersigni, L Alessandroni, T T MacDonald, and F Pallone Gut 2006; 55: 1774-1780. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.093187

Cancer

Identification of mismatch repair gene mutations in young patients with colorectal cancer and in patients with multiple tumours associated with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer R C Niessen, M J W Berends, Y Wu, R H Sijmons, H Hollema, M J L Ligtenberg, H E K de Walle, E G E de Vries, A Karrenbeld, C H C M Buys, A G J van der Zee, R M W Hofstra, and J H Kleibeuker Gut 2006; 55: 1781-1788. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090159

Liver

	Transjugular liver biopsy: how good is it for accurate histological interpretation? E Cholongitas, A Quaglia, D Samonakis, M Senzolo, C Triantos, D Patch, G Leandro, A P Dhillon, and A K Burroughs Gut 2006; 55: 1789-1794. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.090415
	Hypercholesterolaemia is not associated with early atherosclerotic lesions in primary biliary cirrhosis M Allocca, A Crosignani, A Gritti, G Ghilardi, D Gobatti, D Caruso, M Zuin, M Podda, and P M Battezzati Gut 2006; 55: 1795-1800. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 April 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.079814

Hepatitis

Hepatitis C virus core protein promotes proliferation of human hepatoma cells through enhancement of transforming growth factor expression via activation of nuclear factor-B Y Sato, J Kato, R Takimoto, K Takada, Y Kawano, K Miyanishi, M Kobune, Y Sato, T Takayama, T Matunaga, and Y Niitsu Gut 2006; 55: 1801-1808. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 March 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.070417

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2006; 55: 1809. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	Molecular basis of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma R C Fitzgerald Gut 2006; 55: 1810-1820. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.089144 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Authors’ reply J M Carethers Gut 2006; 55: 1819. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Authors’ reply R Jover, A Castells, X Llor, and M Andreu Gut 2006; 55: 1819-1820. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105627 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Paraoxonase 1, 2 and 3 DNA variants and susceptibility to childhood inflammatory bowel disease R Sanchez, E Levy, E Seidman, D Amre, F Costea, and D Sinnett Gut 2006; 55: 1820-1821. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.107953 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the diagnosis of Barrett’s oesophagus: are we casting the net too wide? S J Murphy, B T Johnston, and L J Murray Gut 2006; 55: 1821-1822. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of bowel preparation and colonoscopy on post-procedure intestinal microbiota composition V Mai, B Greenwald, J Glenn Morris, Jr, J-P Raufman, and O C Stine Gut 2006; 55: 1822-1823. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108266 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	The political economy of healthcare; a clinical perspective H J N Andreyev Gut 2006; 55: 1823-1824. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.106112 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correction

	CORRECTION Gut 2006; 55: 1824. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.083063corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]