Commentaries

	Open questions in oesophageal adenocarcinogenesis Carlo C Maley Gut 2007; 56: 897-898. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.117135 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Helicobacter bilis: bacterial provocateur orchestrates host immune responses to commensal flora in a model of inflammatory bowel disease J G Fox Gut 2007; 56: 898-900. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.115428 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pancreatic protease-activated receptors: friend and foe Fred Gorelick Gut 2007; 56: 901-902. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.111245 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Complex roles of cyclo-oxygenase 2 in hepatitis Andrew P Holt and David H Adams Gut 2007; 56: 903-904. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.115972 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Gut 2007; 56: 897. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

	Lymph nodes in gastrointestinal tract T-C Lee, B-S Ko, C-T Shun, J-T Lin, and H-P Wang Gut 2007; 56: 905. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101493 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 948. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101493a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Abnormal liver function Yang-Yuan Chen, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Wei Yang, Chi-Da Yao, and Maw-Soan Soon Gut 2007; 56: 957. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100156 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction J P Y Ha, C N Tang, H Y S Cheung, G P C Yang, and M K W Li Gut 2007; 56: 967. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 999. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100156a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 1018. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.098632a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oesophagus

	Retinoic acid-induced glandular differentiation of the oesophagus Chih-Long Chang, Pierre Lao-Sirieix, Vicki Save, Guillermo De La Cueva Mendez, Ron Laskey, and Rebecca C Fitzgerald Gut 2007; 56: 906-917. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097915

Gastric cancer

	Two distinct aetiologies of cardia cancer; evidence from premorbid serological markers of gastric atrophy and Helicobacter pylori status Svein Hansen, Stein Emil Vollset, Mohammad H Derakhshan, Valerie Fyfe, Kjetil K Melby, Steinar Aase, Egil Jellum, and Kenneth E L McColl Gut 2007; 56: 918-925. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 22 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.114504
	Is gastric cancer part of the tumour spectrum of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer? A molecular genetic study A Gylling, W M Abdel-Rahman, M Juhola, K Nuorva, E Hautala, H J Järvinen, J-P Mecklin, M Aarnio, and P Peltomäki Gut 2007; 56: 926-933. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.114876

Inflammation

	Helicobacter bilis triggers persistent immune reactivity to antigens derived from the commensal bacteria in gnotobiotic C3H/HeN mice Albert E Jergens, Jennifer H Wilson-Welder, Andrea Dorn, Abigail Henderson, Zhiping Liu, Richard B Evans, Jesse Hostetter, and Michael J Wannemuehler Gut 2007; 56: 934-940. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.099242
	Exacerbation of murine ileitis by Toll-like receptor 4 mediated sensing of lipopolysaccharide from commensal Escherichia coli M M Heimesaat, A Fischer, H-K Jahn, J Niebergall, M Freudenberg, M Blaut, O Liesenfeld, R R Schumann, U B Göbel, and S Bereswill Gut 2007; 56: 941-948. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 January 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104497
	CD4+ T cell-mediated immunological control of enterochromaffin cell hyperplasia and 5-hydroxytryptamine production in enteric infection Huaqing Wang, Justin Steeds, Yasuaki Motomura, Yikang Deng, Monica Verma-Gandhu, Rami T El-Sharkawy, John T McLaughlin, Richard K Grencis, and Waliul I Khan Gut 2007; 56: 949-957. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103226

Pancreas

	Protease-activated receptor-2 protects against pancreatitis by stimulating exocrine secretion Vijay P Singh, Lakshmi Bhagat, Sarah Navina, Rifat Sharif, Rajinder K Dawra, and Ashok K Saluja Gut 2007; 56: 958-964. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 November 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.094268

Colorectal cancer

Risk of colorectal cancer in juvenile polyposis Lodewijk A A Brosens, Arnout van Hattem, Linda M Hylind, Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, Katharine E Romans, Jennifer Axilbund, Marcia Cruz-Correa, Anne C Tersmette, G Johan A Offerhaus, and Francis M Giardiello Gut 2007; 56: 965-967. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.116913

Liver disease

	Reproducibility of transient elastography in the evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease Mirella Fraquelli, Cristina Rigamonti, Giovanni Casazza, Dario Conte, Maria Francesca Donato, Guido Ronchi, and Massimo Colombo Gut 2007; 56: 968-973. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 January 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.111302
	µ-Opioid receptor activation prevents acute hepatic inflammation and cell death Dania Chakass, David Philippe, Edmone Erdual, Sébastien Dharancy, Mathilde Malapel, Caroline Dubuquoy, Xavier Thuru, Jerome Gay, Claire Gaveriaux-Ruff, Pierre Dubus, Philippe Mathurin, Brigitte L Kieffer, Pierre Desreumaux, and Mathias Chamaillard Gut 2007; 56: 974-981. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105122
	Critical role of c-jun (NH2) terminal kinase in paracetamol- induced acute liver failure Neil C Henderson, Katharine J Pollock, John Frew, Alison C Mackinnon, Richard A Flavell, Roger J Davis, Tariq Sethi, and Kenneth J Simpson Gut 2007; 56: 982-990. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104372
	Expression of a cyclo-oxygenase-2 transgene in murine liver causes hepatitis Jun Yu, Alex Y Hui, Eagle S H Chu, Alfred S L Cheng, Minnie Y Y Go, Henry L Y Chan, Wai K Leung, Kin F Cheung, Arthur K K Ching, Yiu L Chui, Ka K Chan, and Joseph J Y Sung Gut 2007; 56: 991-999. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097923

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2007; 56: 1000. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Portal hypertensive biliopathy Radha K Dhiman, Arunanshu Behera, Yogesh K Chawla, Jang B Dilawari, and Sudha Suri Gut 2007; 56: 1001-1008. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103606
	Liver disease in erythropoietic protoporphyria: insights and implications for management A V Anstey and R J Hift Gut 2007; 56: 1009-1018. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097576

Letters

	Cyclosporin A treatment of steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis during pregnancy: report of two cases Wolfgang Reindl, Roland M Schmid, and Wolfgang Huber Gut 2007; 56: 1019. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.105288 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Proton pump inhibitors and gastric neoplasia • Author’s response Helge L Waldum, Gunnar Qvigstad, and E J Kuipers Gut 2007; 56: 1019-1020. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.116434 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dissemination of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese hepatologists, liver surgeons and primary care physicians Norihiro Kokudo, Yo Sasaki, Takeo Nakayama, and Masatoshi Makuuchi Gut 2007; 56: 1020-1021. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.119362 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	One- or two-week triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori: questions of efficacy and inclusion of a dual therapy treatment arm • Authors’ response David Y Graham, Yoshio Yamaoka, Rocco Maurizio Zagari, and Franco Bazzoli Gut 2007; 56: 1021-1023. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.118109 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk of cancer and acid suppressant treatment Michael Langman and Richard Logan Gut 2007; 56: 1023. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.120188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Non-invasive measurement of small-bowel motility by MRI after abdominal surgery Michael A Patak, Johannes M Froehlich, Constantin von Weymarn, Stefan Breitenstein, Christoph L Zollikofer, and Klaus-Ulrich Wentz Gut 2007; 56: 1023-1025. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.120816 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Double resistance to imatinib and AMG 706 caused by multiple acquired KIT exon 17 mutations in a gastrointestinal stromal tumour Florian Grabellus, Peter Ebeling, Karl Worm, Sien-Yi Sheu, Gerald Antoch, Andrea Frilling, and Kurt W Schmid Gut 2007; 56: 1025-1026. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.115923 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Endocinch treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux (GORD): retention of plications are essential to control GORD • Author’s response Z Mahmood, A Zaheer, Y S Ang, N Mahmud, and Matthijs P Schwartz Gut 2007; 56: 1027. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.122978 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Accuracy of a referral guideline for patients with chronic hepatitis B in primary care to select patients eligible for evaluation by a specialist Irene K Veldhuijzen, Marijke C Mostert, Hubert G M Niesters, Jan Hendrik Richardus, and Robert A de Man Gut 2007; 56: 1027-1028. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.122333 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Delayed healing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy site during chemotherapy Klara Garsed, Richard Armstrong, and Brian B Scott Gut 2007; 56: 1028-1029. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.118380 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Eosinophilic oesophagitis and coeliac disease: is it just a casual association? F Verzegnassi, J Bua, P De Angelis, L Dall’Oglio, G Di Leo, and A Ventura Gut 2007; 56: 1029-1030. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.117986 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Disease progression and liver cancer in the ferroportin disease Elena Corradini, Francesca Ferrara, Teresa Pollicino, Alberto Vegetti, Gian Luca Abbati, Luisa Losi, Giovanni Raimondo, and Antonello Pietrangelo Gut 2007; 56: 1030-1032. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.122549 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Which imaging modalities should be used for biliary strictures of unknown aetiology? Dirk Domagk, Johannes Wessling, Beate Conrad, Roman Fischbach, Christina Schleicher, Werner Böcker, Norbert Senninger, Achim Heinecke, Walter Heindel, Wolfram Domschke, and Torsten Kucharzik Gut 2007; 56: 1032. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.123315 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Epidemiology of microscopic colitis • Authors’ response Fernando Fernández-Bañares, Maria Esteve, Josep Maria Viver, Darrell S Pardi, Edward V Loftus, Jr, L Joseph Melton, III, and Alan R Zinsmeister Gut 2007; 56: 1033. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.123133 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Non-endoscopic immunocytological screening test for Barrett’s oesophagus Pierre Lao-Sirieix, Brian Rous, Maria O’Donovan, Richard H Hardwick, Irene Debiram, and Rebecca C Fitzgerald Gut 2007; 56: 1033-1034. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.123257 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic subclinical bowel inflammation may explain increased risk of colorectal cancer in obese people Biku J John, Al Mutaz Abulafi, Andrew Poullis, and Michael Anthony Mendall Gut 2007; 56: 1034-1035. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.125955 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Oxford Handbook of Gastroenterology Alastair J M Watson Gut 2007; 56: 1035-1036. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.121392 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The clinician’s guide to pancreaticobiliary disorders Markus M Lerch Gut 2007; 56: 1036. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.099770 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correction

	CORRECTION Gut 2007; 56: 1036. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.40139corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]