Leading articles

	Immunosuppressive drugs in ulcerative colitis: twisting facts to suit theories? B E Sands Gut 2006; 55: 437-441. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.078055 [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller and Alastair Watson Gut 2006; 55: 437. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	An unusual cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding G Lesur, M Kitzis, C Tresallet, I D Centa, and P Lacombe Gut 2006; 55: 441. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.067363 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic abdominal pain aggravated by eating: diagnosis by video capsule endoscopy F Stenschke, A Nemetz, and H Dancygier Gut 2006; 55: 443. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.069823 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 449. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Abdominal pain and distension A M Kaiser Gut 2006; 55: 462. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.077081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of epigastric pain in a diabetic patient C-C Lee, K-C Tsai, and C-M Fan Gut 2006; 55: 477. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.076091 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 491. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 497. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 528. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of subacute intestinal obstruction F K Y Cheung, W T Siu, P W Y Chiu, and E K W Ng Gut 2006; 55: 541. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.076554 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2006; 55: 546. [Extract] [Full text] [Corrected figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Poet Laureate of Peebles R A B Anderson Gut 2006; 55: 553. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086009 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	New British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett’s oesophagus R J Playford Gut 2006; 55: 442. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.083600 [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Interleukin 15: its role in intestinal inflammation D A van Heel Gut 2006; 55: 444-445. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.079335 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Histamine, mast cells, and the enteric nervous system in the irritable bowel syndrome, enteritis, and food allergies J D Wood Gut 2006; 55: 445-447. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.079046 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Crohn’s disease: why the disparity in mortality? E V Loftus, Jr Gut 2006; 55: 447-449. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.080283 [Extract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

	Roles of cyclooxygenase 2 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1 in rat acid reflux oesophagitis T Hayakawa, Y Fujiwara, M Hamaguchi, T Sugawa, M Okuyama, E Sasaki, T Watanabe, K Tominaga, N Oshitani, K Higuchi, and T Arakawa Gut 2006; 55: 450-456. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 October 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.081943

Heliobacter pylori

	Accuracy of breath tests using low doses of 13C-urea to diagnose Helicobacter pylori infection: a randomised controlled trial L Gatta, C Ricci, A Tampieri, J Osborn, F Perna, V Bernabucci, and D Vaira Gut 2006; 55: 457-462. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 September 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.078626
	Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection reverses E-cadherin promoter hypermethylation A O O Chan, J Z Peng, S K Lam, K C Lai, M F Yuen, H K L Cheung, Y L Kwong, A Rashid, C K Chan, and B C-Y Wong Gut 2006; 55: 463-468. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 January 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.077776

Coeliac disease

	Epithelium derived interleukin 15 regulates intraepithelial lymphocyte Th1 cytokine production, cytotoxicity, and survival in coeliac disease A Di Sabatino, R Ciccocioppo, F Cupelli, B Cinque, D Millimaggi, M M Clarkson, M Paulli, M G Cifone, and G R Corazza Gut 2006; 55: 469-477. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 August 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.068684
	Cross linking to tissue transglutaminase and collagen favours gliadin toxicity in coeliac disease W Dieterich, B Esslinger, D Trapp, E Hahn, T Huff, W Seilmeier, H Wieser, and D Schuppan Gut 2006; 55: 478-484. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 September 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.069385
	Antagonists and non-toxic variants of the dominant wheat gliadin T cell epitope in coeliac disease R P Anderson, D A van Heel, J A Tye-Din, D P Jewell, and A V S Hill Gut 2006; 55: 485-491. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing interest statement] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.064550

Neurogastroenterology

	Immune control of food intake: enteroendocrine cells are regulated by CD4+ T lymphocytes during small intestinal inflammation J R McDermott, F C Leslie, M D’Amato, D G Thompson, R K Grencis, and J T McLaughlin Gut 2006; 55: 492-497. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.081752
	Selective expression of histamine receptors H1R, H2R, and H4R, but not H3R, in the human intestinal tract L E Sander, A Lorentz, G Sellge, M Coëffier, M Neipp, T Veres, T Frieling, P N Meier, M P Manns, and S C Bischoff Gut 2006; 55: 498-504. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.061762

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Infliximab for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial T N Brooklyn, M G S Dunnill, A Shetty, J J Bowden, J D L Williams, C E M Griffiths, A Forbes, R Greenwood, and C S Probert Gut 2006; 55: 505-509. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 September 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.074815
	Crohn’s disease: increased mortality 10 years after diagnosis in a Europe-wide population based cohort F L Wolters, M G Russel, J Sijbrandij, L J Schouten, S Odes, L Riis, P Munkholm, P Bodini, C O’Morain, I A Mouzas, E Tsianos, S Vermeire, E Monteiro, C Limonard, M Vatn, G Fornaciari, S Pereira, B Moum, R W Stockbrügger on behalf of the European Collaborative study group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (EC-IBD) Gut 2006; 55: 510-518. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 September 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.072793

Pancreatic Cancer

	Vanilloids in pancreatic cancer: potential for chemotherapy and pain management M Hartel, F F di Mola, F Selvaggi, G Mascetta, M N Wente, K Felix, N A Giese, U Hinz, P Di Sebastiano, M W Büchler, and H Friess Gut 2006; 55: 519-528. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 September 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.073205

Hepatitis

Non-response to antiviral therapy is associated with obesity and increased hepatic expression of suppressor of cytokine signalling 3 (SOCS-3) in patients with chronic hepatitis C, viral genotype 1 M J Walsh, J R Jonsson, M M Richardson, G M Lipka, D M Purdie, A D Clouston, and E E Powell Gut 2006; 55: 529-535. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.069674

Liver disease

	Four year follow up of fatigue in a geographically defined primary biliary cirrhosis patient cohort D E J Jones, N Bhala, J Burt, J Goldblatt, M Prince, and J L Newton Gut 2006; 55: 536-541. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.080317
	Inducible nitric oxide synthase activity contributes to the regulation of peripheral vascular tone in patients with cirrhosis and ascites J W Ferguson, A R Dover, S Chia, N L M Cruden, P C Hayes, and D E Newby Gut 2006; 55: 542-546. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.076562
	In vivo imaging of cerebral "peripheral benzodiazepine binding sites" in patients with hepatic encephalopathy A Cagnin, S D Taylor-Robinson, D M Forton, and R B Banati Gut 2006; 55: 547-553. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 October 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.075051
	Iron loading and morbidity among relatives of HFE C282Y homozygotes identified either by population genetic testing or presenting as patients C A McCune, D Ravine, K Carter, H A Jackson, D Hutton, J Hedderich, M Krawczak, and M Worwood Gut 2006; 55: 554-562. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 September 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.070342

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2006; 55: 563. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	Molecular insights into the pathogenesis of hereditary haemochromatosis A Pietrangelo Gut 2006; 55: 564-568. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.078063 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	An appraisal of the histopathological assessment of liver fibrosis R A Standish, E Cholongitas, A Dhillon, A K Burroughs, and A P Dhillon Gut 2006; 55: 569-578. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.084475 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of coeliac disease: a preliminary report E Masci, B Mangiavillano, L Albarello, A Mariani, C Doglioni, and P A Testoni Gut 2006; 55: 579. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.081364 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CARD15 allele frequency differences in New Zealand Maori: ancestry specific susceptibility to Crohn’s disease in New Zealand? R B Gearry, R A Lea, R L Roberts, G K Chambers, M L Barclay, and M A Kennedy Gut 2006; 55: 580. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.085464 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk of lymphoma: inflammatory bowel disease and immunomodulators Y S Ang and R J Farrell Gut 2006; 55: 580-581. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Acute intermittent porphyria associated with hypoganglionosis in a young adult A Hadary, Y Dinai, G Shoshany, and J C Cozacov Gut 2006; 55: 581-582. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.087049 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cytomegalovirus colitis in children with inflammatory bowel disease B Ghidini, M Bellaiche, D Berrebi, J Viala, J P Hugot, J F Mougenot, A Munck, M Peuchmaur, and J P Cezard Gut 2006; 55: 582-583. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086736 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reflux associated cough is usually not associated with reflux: role of reduced cough threshold • Author’s reply L Benini, M Ferrari, G Talamini, I Vantini, L Dupont, K Blondeau, and D Sifrim Gut 2006; 55: 583-584. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clearance mechanisms of the aperistaltic oesophagus: the "pump gun" hypothesis R Tutuian, D Pohl, D O Castell, and M Fried Gut 2006; 55: 584-585. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 December 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.085423
	Does a lower insulin resistance affect antiviral therapy response in patients suffering from HCV related chronic hepatitis? G Tarantino, P Conca, M Ariello, and M Mastrolia Gut 2006; 55: 585. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	First report of a complete pathological response of a pelvic GIST treated with imatinib as neoadjuvant therapy M Salazar, A Barata, S André, J Venâncio, I Francisco, M Cravo, and C Nobre-Leitão Gut 2006; 55: 585-586. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086744 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Germline epimutations of APC are not associated with inherited colorectal polyposis M Hitchins, C Suter, J Wong, K Cheong, N Hawkins, B Leggett, R Scott, A Spigelman, I Tomlinson, D Martin, and R Ward Gut 2006; 55: 586-587. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.087486 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Tablet induced dysphagia in oesophageal cancer C P Selinger and D G Clements Gut 2006; 55: 587-588. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086306 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk of subsequent development of gastric cancer in patients with previous gastric epithelial neoplasia T Aoi, H Marusawa, T Sato, T Chiba, and M Maruyama Gut 2006; 55: 588-589. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086884 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Tumour necrosis factor downregulation and therapeutic response to infliximab in a case of segmental colitis associated with diverticula C Hassan, A Zullo, E Ierardi, O Burattini, V De Francesco, and S Morini Gut 2006; 55: 589-590. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.084756 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Life threatening intra-abdominal sepsis in patients on anti-TNF- therapy S Goode, G Tierney, and C Deighton Gut 2006; 55: 590-591. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 November 2005. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.085449
	In vivo diagnosis of collagenous colitis by confocal endomicroscopy R Kiesslich, A Hoffman, M Goetz, S Biesterfeld, M Vieth, P R Galle, and M F Neurath Gut 2006; 55: 591-592. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.084970 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Textbook of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition N Meadows Gut 2006; 55: 592. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correction

	CORRECTION Gut 2006; 55: 592. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.059063corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CORRECTION Gut 2006; 55: 592. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.08195corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]