Commentaries

	Stress and bacteria: microbial endocrinology Paul Everest Gut 2007; 56: 1037-1038. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.117150 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cognitive behavioural model of irritable bowel syndrome Francis Creed Gut 2007; 56: 1039-1041. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.117143 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A new approach to managing intraductal papillary mucinous pancreatic neoplasms Paula Ghaneh and John Neoptolemos Gut 2007; 56: 1041-1044. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.113068 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Do high lipids help clearance of hepatitis C? Stephen Ryder Gut 2007; 56: 1044-1045. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108845 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller and Emad El-Omar Gut 2007; 56: 1037. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

	Iron-deficiency anaemia Deepak Joshi, Mohammed Rela, Paolo Rizzi, Michael Heneghan, John O’Grady, Bernard Portmann, and John O’Donohue Gut 2007; 56: 1046. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.101725 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 1053. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Delayed passage of metallic foreign bodies R E Melhado, E Tucker, and R I Hall Gut 2007; 56: 1065. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104000 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR'S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOTS Gut 2007; 56: 1071. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A rare infection of the gastric mucosa K P Basavaraju, C R Hunt, and N K Ahluwalia Gut 2007; 56: 1123. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.104513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Small-bowel ulcerations at wireless capsule endoscopy: go the whole way F Wartel, V Maunoury, P Bulois, S Papadopoulos, B Filoche, and J F Colombel Gut 2007; 56: 1132. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097733 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 1163. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2007; 56: 1164. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.097733a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Barrett's oesophagus

	Methylation of SOCS-3 and SOCS-1 in the carcinogenesis of Barrett’s adenocarcinoma I Tischoff, U R Hengge, M Vieth, C Ell, M Stolte, A Weber, W E Schmidt, and A Tannapfel Gut 2007; 56: 1047-1053. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.111633

Coeliac disease

HLA related genetic risk for coeliac disease Mathieu Bourgey, Giuseppe Calcagno, Nadia Tinto, Daniela Gennarelli, Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin, Luigi Greco, Maria Giovanna Limongelli, Oscar Esposito, Caterina Marano, Riccardo Troncone, Antonella Spampanato, Francoise Clerget-Darpoux, and Lucia Sacchetti Gut 2007; 56: 1054-1059. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108530

Gastrointestinal infection

	Norepinephrine increases the pathogenic potential of Campylobacter jejuni T A Cogan, A O Thomas, L E N Rees, A H Taylor, M A Jepson, P H Williams, J Ketley, and T J Humphrey Gut 2007; 56: 1060-1065. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 December 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.114926

Neurogastroentereology

	The cognitive behavioural model of irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective investigation of patients with gastroenteritis Meagan J Spence and Rona Moss-Morris Gut 2007; 56: 1066-1071. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108811
	Dexamethasone prevents visceral hyperalgesia but not colonic permeability increase induced by luminal protease-activated receptor-2 agonist in rats Richard Róka, Afifa Ait-Belgnaoui, Christel Salvador-Cartier, Raphael Garcia-Villar, Jean Fioramonti, Hélène Eutamène, and Lionel Bueno Gut 2007; 56: 1072-1078. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.115352

Colorectal cancer

Magnetic resonance colonography without bowel cleansing: a prospective cross sectional study in a screening population Christiane A Kuehle, Jost Langhorst, Susanne C Ladd, Thomas Zoepf, Michael Nuefer, Florian Grabellus, Joerg Barkhausen, Guido Gerken, and Thomas C Lauenstein Gut 2007; 56: 1079-1085. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109306

Pancreas

	Branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: to operate or not to operate? Roberto Salvia, Stefano Crippa, Massimo Falconi, Claudio Bassi, Alessandro Guarise, Aldo Scarpa, and Paolo Pederzoli Gut 2007; 56: 1086-1090. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 November 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100628
	Experimental acute pancreatitis in PAP/HIP knock-out mice Meritxell Gironella, Emma Folch-Puy, Aude LeGoffic, Stéphane Garcia, Laurence Christa, Andrew Smith, Luis Tebar, Stephen P Hunt, Rosemary Bayne, Andrew J H Smith, Jean-Charles Dagorn, Daniel Closa, and Juan L Iovanna Gut 2007; 56: 1091-1097. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 April 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.116087

Hepatitis

	Excess mortality rates in a cohort of patients infected with the hepatitis C virus: a prospective study Keith R Neal on behalf of the Trent Hepatitis C Study Group Gut 2007; 56: 1098-1104. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.113217
	Metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles and hepatitis C virus infection in rural Egypt D Marzouk, J Sass, I Bakr, M El Hosseiny, M Abdel-Hamid, C Rekacewicz, N Chaturvedi, M K Mohamed, and A Fontanet Gut 2007; 56: 1105-1110. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 6 September 2006. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.091983

Liver

	Rapid and early virological response to chronic hepatitis C treatment with IFN 2b or PEG-IFN 2b plus ribavirin in HIV/HCV co-infected patients Christopher Payan, Adeline Pivert, Patrice Morand, Samira Fafi-Kremer, Fabrice Carrat, Stanislas Pol, Patrice Cacoub, Christian Perronne, Françoise Lunel, and the ANRS HC02 RIBAVIC study team Gut 2007; 56: 1111-1116. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.106690
	Natriuretic and aquaretic effects of intravenously infused calcium in preascitic human cirrhosis: physiopathological and clinical implications G Sansoè and F Wong Gut 2007; 56: 1117-1123. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 February 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.109728
	Free fatty acids sensitise hepatocytes to TRAIL mediated cytotoxicity Harmeet Malhi, Fernando J Barreyro, Hajime Isomoto, Steven F Bronk, and Gregory J Gores Gut 2007; 56: 1124-1131. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 April 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.118059

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2007; 56: 1133. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Biology and management of pancreatic cancer Paula Ghaneh, Eithne Costello, and John P Neoptolemos Gut 2007; 56: 1134-1152. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103333 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Patterns of GI disease in adulthood associated with mutations in the CFTR gene Michael Wilschanski and Peter R Durie Gut 2007; 56: 1153-1163. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 April 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.062786

Letters

	Association between fatigue and decreased survival in primary biliary cirrhosis • Authors’ reply Claudia O Zein, Arthur J McCullough, David E J Jones, and Julia L Newton Gut 2007; 56: 1165-1166. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Right liver lobe diameter:albumin ratio: a new non-invasive parameter for prediction of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis (preliminary report) • Author’s reply Tamara Alempijevic, Nada Kovacevic, and R Testa Gut 2007; 56: 1166-1167. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Links between triglyceride levels, hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes Chia-Yen Dai, Jee-Fu Huang, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Li-Po Lee, Nai-Jen Hou, Ming-Lung Yu, and Wan-Long Chuang Gut 2007; 56: 1167-1168. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Narrow band imaging avoids potential chromoendoscopy risks James E East, Thomas Guenther, Robin H Kennedy, and Brian P Saunders Gut 2007; 56: 1168-1169. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Infliximab and adalimumab-induced thrombocytopenia in a woman with colonic Crohn’s disease Antonio Salar, Xavier Bessa, Eduard Muñiz, David Monfort, Carlos Besses, and Montserrat Andreu Gut 2007; 56: 1169-1170. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.123547
	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with HCV genotype 4 A El-Zayadi, M Attia, E M F Barakat, K Zalata, A Saeid, H Hamdy, and A El-Nakeeb Gut 2007; 56: 1170-1171. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.123331
	Association of the T300A non-synonymous variant of the ATG16L1 gene with susceptibility to paediatric Crohn’s disease Robert N Baldassano, Jonathan P Bradfield, Dimitri S Monos, Cecilia E Kim, Joseph T Glessner, Tracy Casalunovo, Edward C Frackelton, F George Otieno, Stathis Kanterakis, Julie L Shaner, Ryan M Smith, Andrew W Eckert, Luke J Robinson, Chioma C Onyiah, Debra J Abrams, Rosetta M Chiavacci, Robert Skraban, Marcella Devoto, Struan F A Grant, and Hakon Hakonarson Gut 2007; 56: 1171-1173. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.122747 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	IL23R Arg381Gln is associated with childhood onset inflammatory bowel disease in Scotland J Van Limbergen, %R K Russell, E R Nimmo, H E Drummond, L Smith, G Davies, N H Anderson, P M Gillett, P McGrogan, K Hassan, L Weaver, W M Bisset, G Mahdi, D C Wilson, and J Satsangi Gut 2007; 56: 1173-1174. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 2 March 2007. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.122069
	JAK V617F missense mutation is absent in pancreatic cancer H M Kocher, L Mears, N C Lea, K Raj, and G J Mufti Gut 2007; 56: 1174-1175. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.117754 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease David H Adams Gut 2007; 56: 1175. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.121533 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Textbook and Atlas Richard K Russell Gut 2007; 56: 1176. doi:10.1136/gut.2007.121434 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]