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Leading articles

	Effects of growth factors and receptor blockade on gastrointestinal cancer R J Playford, H Wassan, and S Ghosh Gut 2004; 53: 1059-1063. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.038620 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller Gut 2004; 53: 1059. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	A calcified caecal mass A Hokama, T Makishi, R Tomiyama, F Kinjo, A Saito, S Yamashiro, I Kinjo, K Miyagi, Y Kuniyoshi, and K Koja Gut 2004; 53: 1063. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.034009 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1081. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A male with a pelvic mass K T Kjossev, N N Vladov, and J E Losanoff Gut 2004; 53: 1122. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.024638 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1144. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual case of abdominal pain N Yazaki, K Shiiba, S Ishii, T Mizoi, K Miura, A Oyama, N Tanaka, Y Murata, and I Sasaki Gut 2004; 53: 1150. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.023929 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1158. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Oesophageal cancer and gastro-oesophageal reflux: what is the relationship? J Lagergren Gut 2004; 53: 1064-1065. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.038471 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	T helper cell polarisation in coeliac disease: any (T-)bet ? M H Holtmann and M F Neurath Gut 2004; 53: 1065-1067. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.038232 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	East meets West: infection, nerves, and mast cells in the irritable bowel syndrome S M Collins and G Barbara Gut 2004; 53: 1068-1069. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.038893 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oesophagus

	Risk of oesophageal cancer in Barrett’s oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal reflux M Solaymani-Dodaran, R F A Logan, J West, T Card, and C Coupland Gut 2004; 53: 1070-1074. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.028076 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori

	Effect of Th1 cytokines on acid secretion in pharmacologically characterised mouse gastric glands I T Padol and R H Hunt Gut 2004; 53: 1075-1081. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.026435 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cytokine gene polymorphisms influence mucosal cytokine expression, gastric inflammation, and host specific colonisation during Helicobacter pylori infection R Rad, A Dossumbekova, B Neu, R Lang, S Bauer, D Saur, M Gerhard, and C Prinz Gut 2004; 53: 1082-1089. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.029736 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Coeliac disease

	Regulation of the T helper cell type 1 transcription factor T-bet in coeliac disease mucosa I Monteleone, G Monteleone, G Del Vecchio Blanco, P Vavassori, S Cucchiara, T T MacDonald, and F Pallone Gut 2004; 53: 1090-1095. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.030551 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Irritable bowel syndrome

	Bacillary dysentery as a causative factor of irritable bowel syndrome and its pathogenesis L-H Wang, X-C Fang, and G-Z Pan Gut 2004; 53: 1096-1101. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.021154 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Altered visceral perceptual and neuroendocrine response in patients with irritable bowel syndrome during mental stress I Posserud, P Agerforz, R Ekman, E S Björnsson, H Abrahamsson, and M Simrén Gut 2004; 53: 1102-1108. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.017962 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Small intestine

	Chemical nociception in the jejunum induced by capsaicin B Schmidt, J Hammer, P Holzer, and H F Hammer Gut 2004; 53: 1109-1116. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.029793 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) positivity is associated with increased risk for early surgery in Crohn’s disease D G Forcione, M J Rosen, J B Kisiel, and B E Sands Gut 2004; 53: 1117-1122. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.030734 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical significance of azathioprine active metabolite concentrations in inflammatory bowel disease S Wright, D S Sanders, A J Lobo, and L Lennard Gut 2004; 53: 1123-1128. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.032896 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Measurement of vitamin D levels in inflammatory bowel disease patients reveals a subset of Crohn’s disease patients with elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and low bone mineral density M T Abreu, V Kantorovich, E A Vasiliauskas, U Gruntmanis, R Matuk, K Daigle, S Chen, D Zehnder, Y-C Lin, H Yang, M Hewison, and J S Adams Gut 2004; 53: 1129-1136. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.036657 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Colorectal cancer

	BRAF mutation is associated with DNA methylation in serrated polyps and cancers of the colorectum T Kambara, L A Simms, V L J Whitehall, K J Spring, C V A Wynter, M D Walsh, M A Barker, S Arnold, A McGivern, N Matsubara, N Tanaka, T Higuchi, J Young, J R Jass, and B A Leggett Gut 2004; 53: 1137-1144. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.037671 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) accelerates the growth of colonic neoplasms in mice J Thulesen, B Hartmann, K J Hare, H Kissow, C Ørskov, J J Holst, and S S Poulsen Gut 2004; 53: 1145-1150. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035212 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Downregulation of prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP3 during colon cancer development Y Shoji, M Takahashi, T Kitamura, K Watanabe, T Kawamori, T Maruyama, Y Sugimoto, M Negishi, S Narumiya, T Sugimura, and K Wakabayashi Gut 2004; 53: 1151-1158. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.028787 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pancreatic cancer

Altered glucose metabolism and proteolysis in pancreatic cancer cell conditioned myoblasts: searching for a gene expression pattern with a microarray analysis of 5000 skeletal muscle genes D Basso, C Millino, E Greco, C Romualdi, P Fogar, A Valerio, M Bellin, C-F Zambon, F Navaglia, N Dussini, A Avogaro, S Pedrazzoli, G Lanfranchi, and M Plebani Gut 2004; 53: 1159-1166. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.024471 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Liver

	Repeated adenoviral administration into the biliary tract can induce repeated expression of the original gene construct in rat livers without immunosuppressive strategies K Tominaga, S Kuriyama, H Yoshiji, A Deguchi, Y Kita, F Funakoshi, T Masaki, K Kurokohchi, N Uchida, T Tsujimoto, and H Fukui Gut 2004; 53: 1167-1173. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.013748 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Increased DMT1 but not IREG1 or HFE mRNA following iron depletion therapy in hereditary haemochromatosis T Kelleher, E Ryan, S Barrett, M Sweeney, V Byrnes, C O’Keane, and J Crowe Gut 2004; 53: 1174-1179. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.033811 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Expression of somatostatin receptors in normal and cirrhotic human liver and in hepatocellular carcinoma H Reynaert, K Rombouts, A Vandermonde, D Urbain, U Kumar, P Bioulac-Sage, M Pinzani, J Rosenbaum, and A Geerts Gut 2004; 53: 1180-1189. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.036053 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Iron, anaemia, and inflammatory bowel diseases C Gasche, M C E Lomer, I Cavill, and G Weiss Gut 2004; 53: 1190-1197. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035758 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	Brain imaging and functional gastrointestinal disorders: has it helped our understanding? A R Hobson and Q Aziz Gut 2004; 53: 1198-1206. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035642 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Endoscopic antireflux procedures J Arts, J Tack, and J P Galmiche Gut 2004; 53: 1207-1214. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.025460 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2004; 53: 1215. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Aging and the Gastrointestinal Tract O F W James Gut 2004; 53: 1216. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	CORRECTIONS Gut 2004; 53: 1216. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.023937corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CORRECTIONS Gut 2004; 53: 1216. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.027789corr1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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