Editorials

	Gut in 2007 Robin Spiller Gut 2007; 56: 1. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.115816 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller and Alastair Watson Gut 2007; 56: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	Is Crohn’s disease due to defective immunity? J R Korzenik Gut 2007; 56: 2-5. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.095588 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Inflammatory bowel disease: is it really just another break in the wall? C R Weber and J R Turner Gut 2007; 56: 6-8. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104182 [Extract] [Full text] [web only figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	vCJD and the gut: implications for endoscopy M W Head and J W Ironside Gut 2007; 56: 9-11. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101964 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	An unusual cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding H-H Yen, Y-Y Chen, M-S Soon, and Y-M Lin Gut 2007; 56: 12. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 28 February 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.094631
	Answer Gut 2007; 56: 28. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of acute pancreatitis? R Noun, S Zeidan, E Riachy, and K Honein Gut 2007; 56: 42. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.092536 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Answer Gut 2007; 56: 51. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic diarrhoea with thickening of the colonic wall K Kishimoto, A Hokama, S Irei, H Aoyama, R Tomiyama, T Hirata, F Kinjo, J Fujita, and M Sakiyama Gut 2007; 56: 94. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.093096 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Answer Gut 2007; 56: 114. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oesophagus

Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma may develop within a background of accumulating DNA methylation in normal and dysplastic mucosa T Ishii, J Murakami, K Notohara, H M Cullings, H Sasamoto, T Kambara, Y Shirakawa, Y Naomoto, M Ouchida, K Shimizu, N Tanaka, J R Jass, and N Matsubara Gut 2007; 56: 13-19. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.089813

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

	Endoscopic gastroplication for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a randomised, sham-controlled trial M P Schwartz, H Wellink, H G Gooszen, J M Conchillo, M Samsom, and A J P M Smout Gut 2007; 56: 20-28. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.096842

Neurogastroenterology

	Determinants of symptom pattern in idiopathic severely delayed gastric emptying: gastric emptying rate or proximal stomach dysfunction? G Karamanolis, P Caenepeel, J Arts, and J Tack Gut 2007; 56: 29-36. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 July 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.089508
	Selective effects of nutrients on gut sensitivity and reflexes M P Caldarella, F Azpiroz, and J-R Malagelada Gut 2007; 56: 37-42. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062869

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Soluble galectin-3 is a strong, colonic epithelial-cell-derived, lamina propria fibroblast-stimulating factor E Lippert, W Falk, F Bataille, T Kaehne, M Naumann, M Goeke, H Herfarth, J Schoelmerich, and G Rogler Gut 2007; 56: 43-51. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.081646
	GITR modulates innate and adaptive mucosal immunity during the development of experimental colitis in mice L Santucci, M Agostini, S Bruscoli, A Mencarelli, S Ronchetti, E Ayroldi, A Morelli, M Baldoni, and C Riccardi Gut 2007; 56: 52-60. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091181
	Changes in expression and distribution of claudin 2, 5 and 8 lead to discontinuous tight junctions and barrier dysfunction in active Crohn’s disease S Zeissig, N Bürgel, D Günzel, J Richter, J Mankertz, U Wahnschaffe, A J Kroesen, M Zeitz, M Fromm, and J-D Schulzke Gut 2007; 56: 61-72. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 July 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.094375

Inflammation

	Tumour necrosis factor blockade induces an anti-inflammatory growth hormone signalling pathway in experimental colitis X Han, N Benight, B Osuntokun, K Loesch, S J Frank, and L A Denson Gut 2007; 56: 73-81. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.094490
	β-Glucosylceramide: a novel method for enhancement of natural killer T lymphoycte plasticity in murine models of immune-mediated disorders E Zigmond, S Preston, O Pappo, G Lalazar, M Margalit, Z Shalev, L Zolotarov, D Friedman, R Alper, and Y Ilan Gut 2007; 56: 82-89. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.095497 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infection

	Prion infectivity in variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease rectum J D F Wadsworth, S Joiner, K Fox, J M Linehan, M Desbruslais, S Brandner, E A Asante, and J Collinge Gut 2007; 56: 90-94. [Abstract] [Full text] [Competing Interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091637

Pancreas

	Pancreatic cancer cells overexpress gelsolin family-capping proteins, which contribute to their cell motility C C Thompson, F J Ashcroft, S Patel, G Saraga, D Vimalachandran, W Prime, F Campbell, A Dodson, R E Jenkins, N R Lemoine, T Crnogorac-Jurcevic, H L Yin, and E Costello Gut 2007; 56: 95-106. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 July 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.083691
	Treatment of experimental murine pancreatic peritoneal carcinomatosis with fibroblasts genetically modified to express IL12: a role for peritoneal innate immunity J M Péron, C Bureau, P Gourdy, H Lulka, A Souque, B Calippe, J Selves, T Al Saati, J Bernad, P Cordelier, B Couderc, L Pradayrol, B Pipy, L Buscail, and J P Vinel Gut 2007; 56: 107-114. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 August 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.083477

Liver

	Clinical presentation, diagnosis and long-term outcome of Wilson’s disease: a cohort study U Merle, M Schaefer, P Ferenci, and W Stremmel Gut 2007; 56: 115-120. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 May 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.087262
	Cholestasis protects the liver from ischaemic injury and post-ischaemic inflammation in the mouse P Georgiev, A A Navarini, J J Eloranta, K S Lang, G A Kullak-Ublick, A Nocito, F Dahm, W Jochum, R Graf, and P-A Clavien Gut 2007; 56: 121-128. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097170

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2007; 56: 129. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	Wound healing and fibrosis in intestinal disease F Rieder, J Brenmoehl, S Leeb, J Schölmerich, and G Rogler Gut 2007; 56: 130-139. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.090456 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Colorectal cancer: a model for epigenetic tumorigenesis J J L Wong, N J Hawkins, and R L Ward Gut 2007; 56: 140-148. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 July 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2005.088799

Letters

	IBD5 is associated with an extensive complicated Crohn’s disease feature: implications from genotype–phenotype analysis S Brescianini, T Trinh, M Stoll, S Schreiber, J D Rioux, and M J Daly Gut 2007; 56: 149-150. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.102723 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene polymorphisms with inflammatory bowel disease J Oliver, A Márquez, M Gómez-Garcia, A Martinez, J L Mendoza, J R Vilchez, M A López-Nevot, A Piñero, E G de la Concha, A Nieto, E Urcelay, and Dr J Martín Gut 2007; 56: 150-151. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.107649 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Deficiency for mannan-binding lectin is associated with antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae in patients with Crohn’s disease and their relatives F Seibold, A B W Boldt, B Seibold-Schmid, A M Schoepfer, B Flogerzi, S Müller, and J F J Kun Gut 2007; 56: 152. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.110007 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Molecular comparison of dominant microbiota associated with injured versus healthy mucosa in ulcerative colitis H Sokol, P Lepage, Ph Seksik, J Doré, and Ph Marteau Gut 2007; 56: 152-154. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109686 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Limitations of non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper in routine clinical practice P J Twomey, A Viljoen, I M House, T M Reynolds, and A S Wierzbicki Gut 2007; 56: 154. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heredity and DNA methylation in colorectal cancer J R Jass Gut 2007; 56: 154-155. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Methylene blue but not indigo carmine causes DNA damage to colonocytes in vitro and in vivo at concentrations used in clinical chromoendoscopy J Davies, D Burke, J R Olliver, L J Hardie, C P Wild, and M N Routledge Gut 2007; 56: 155-156. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.107300 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ménétrier’s disease G Sisson and A W Harris Gut 2007; 56: 156. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]