Digest:

Digest

Robin Spiller and Severine Vermeire

Gut 2009; 58: i-ii. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.198820

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Commentaries:

Obesity and Barrett’s oesophagus: more than just reflux

Julian A Abrams

Gut 2009; 58: 1437-1438. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.183285

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Corticosteroid treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis

Rahul Pannala and Suresh T Chari

Gut 2009; 58: 1438-1439. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.183293

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A novel role for leucocytes in determining the severity of acute pancreatitis

Julia Mayerle

Gut 2009; 58: 1440-1441. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.186692

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Childhood NAFLD: a ticking time-bomb?

Valerio Nobili and Chris Day

Gut 2009; 58: 1442. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.184465

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Oesophagus:

Critical role of TRPC6 channels in G2 phase transition and the development of human oesophageal cancer

Y Shi, X Ding, Z-H He, K-C Zhou, Q Wang, and Y-Z Wang

Gut 2009; 58: 1443-1450.
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.181735

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Non-endoscopic screening biomarkers for Barrett’s oesophagus: from microarray analysis to the clinic

P Lao-Sirieix, A Boussioutas, S R Kadri, M O’Donovan, I Debiram, M Das, L Harihar, and R C Fitzgerald

Gut 2009; 58: 1451-1459.
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.180281

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Body mass index and Barrett’s oesophagus in women

B C Jacobson, A T Chan, E L Giovannucci, and C S Fuchs

Gut 2009; 58: 1460-1466.
Published Online First: 30 March 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.174508

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Editor's quiz:

The bleeding grapes of wrath

A D Farmer, G J Sadler, and E T Swarbrick

Gut 2009; 58: 1459. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.173161

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Gynaecological cause for bowel obstruction

R Sivakumar, I Bhatti, A Bali, and G Tierney

Gut 2009; 58: 1466. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.178392

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A Crohn’s disease patient with pustules and fever

G Bouma, S Neve, N C T van Grieken, C J Mulder, and T J Stoof

Gut 2009; 58: 1537. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.172205

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Small intestine:

The feasibility of wireless capsule endoscopy in detecting small intestinal pathology in children under the age of 8 years: a multicentre European study

A Fritscher-Ravens, P Scherbakov, P Bufler, F Torroni, T Ruuska, H Nuutinen, M Thomson, M Tabbers, and P Milla

Gut 2009; 58: 1467-1472.
Published Online First: 21 July 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.177774

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Neurogastroenterology:

Psychological stress induces eosinophils to produce corticotrophin releasing hormone in the intestine

P-Y Zheng, B-S Feng, C Oluwole, S Struiksma, X Chen, P Li, S-G Tang, and P-C Yang

Gut 2009; 58: 1473-1479.
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.181701

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Inflammation:

Human intestinal epithelial cells promote the differentiation of tolerogenic dendritic cells

I D Iliev, I Spadoni, E Mileti, G Matteoli, A Sonzogni, G M Sampietro, D Foschi, F Caprioli, G Viale, and M Rescigno

Gut 2009; 58: 1481-1489.
Published Online First: 30 June 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.175166

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Inflammatory bowel disease:

Increasing incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Ontario, Canada: evidence from health administrative data

E I Benchimol, A Guttmann, A M Griffiths, L Rabeneck, D R Mack, H Brill, J Howard, J Guan, and T To

Gut 2009; 58: 1490-1497.
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.188383

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Colorectal cancer:

Modelling dysplasia detection in ulcerative colitis: clinical implications of surveillance intensity

D Awais, C A Siegel, and P D R Higgins

Gut 2009; 58: 1498-1503.
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.169714

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Pancreas:

Standard steroid treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis

T Kamisawa, T Shimosegawa, K Okazaki, T Nishino, H Watanabe, A Kanno, F Okumura, T Nishikawa, K Kobayashi, T Ichiya, H Takatori, K Yamakita, K Kubota, H Hamano, K Okamura, K Hirano, T Ito, S B H Ko, and M Omata

Gut 2009; 58: 1504-1507.
Published Online First: 26 April 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.172908

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Intracapillary leucocyte accumulation as a novel antihaemorrhagic mechanism in acute pancreatitis in mice

E Ryschich, V Kerkadze, O Deduchovas, O Salnikova, A Parseliunas, A Märten, W Hartwig, M Sperandio, and J Schmidt

Gut 2009; 58: 1508-1516.
Published Online First: 20 May 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.170001

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Hepatology:

Celecoxib induces hepatic stellate cell apoptosis through inhibition of Akt activation and suppresses hepatic fibrosis in rats

Y-H Paik, J K Kim, J I Lee, S H Kang, D Y Kim, S H An, S J Lee, D K Lee, K-H Han, C Y Chon, S I Lee, K S Lee, and D A Brenner

Gut 2009; 58: 1517-1527.
Published Online First: 6 February 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.157420

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Hepatitis B virus protein preS2 potentially promotes HCC development via its transcriptional activation of hTERT

F Luan, H Liu, L Gao, J Liu, Z Sun, Y Ju, N Hou, C Guo, X Liang, L Zhang, W Sun, and C Ma

Gut 2009; 58: 1528-1537.
Published Online First: 2 August 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.174029

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The natural history of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children: a follow-up study for up to 20 years

A E Feldstein, P Charatcharoenwitthaya, S Treeprasertsuk, J T Benson, F B Enders, and P Angulo

Gut 2009; 58: 1538-1544.
Published Online First: 21 July 2009. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.171280

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JournalScan:

JournalScan

Gut 2009; 58: 1545. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.196394

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Recent advances in basic science:

MicroRNAs: tools for cancer diagnostics

T Paranjape, F J Slack, and J B Weidhaas

Gut 2009; 58: 1546-1554. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.179531

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Recent advances in clinical practice:

Diagnosis, management and prevention of drug-induced liver injury

S Verma and N Kaplowitz

Gut 2009; 58: 1555-1564. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.163675

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PostScript:

The contribution of megakaryocytes to liver fibrosis

J Thachil

Gut 2009; 58: 1565. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.176503

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Letter in response to ‘Coagulation and fibrosis in chronic liver disease’

K Borensztajn, M P Peppelenbosch, and C A Spek

Gut 2009; 58: 1565-1566. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.180539

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Applicability of BARD score to Japanese patients with NAFLD

H Fujii, M Enomoto, W Fukushima, A Tamori, H Sakaguchi, and N Kawada

Gut 2009; 58: 1566-1567. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.182758

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Authors’ reply

S A Harrison and B A Neuschwander-Tetri

Gut 2009; 58: 1567. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.186924

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Gastrointestinal manifestations among Chilean patients infected with novel influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus

A Riquelme, M Álvarez-Lobos, C Pavez, P Hasbun, J Dabanch, C Cofré, J Jimenez, and M Calvo

Gut 2009; 58: 1567-1568. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.194746

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