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19 August 2024

August 2024 Gut Highlights

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Gut microbiota

Proton pump inhibitors alter gut microbiota by promoting oral microbiota translocation

Xiao X, Zhang X, Wang J, et al. Proton pump inhibitors alter gut microbiota by promoting oral microbiota translocation: a prospective interventional study Gut 2024; 73: 1098-1109. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330883

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Hepatology

High-fat diet promotes liver tumorigenesis 

Bu L, Zhang Z, Chen J, et al. High-fat diet promotes liver tumorigenesis via palmitoylation and activation of AKT. Gut 2024; 73: 1156-1168. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330826

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Clinical, experimental and pathophysiological effects of Yaq-001 in patients with cirrhosis

Liu J, MacNaughtan J, Kerbert A, et al. Clinical, experimental and pathophysiological effects of Yaq-001: a non-absorbable, gut-restricted adsorbent in models and patients with cirrhosis. Gut 2024; 73: 1183-1198. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330699.

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IBD

Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 (MFGE8) prevents intestinal fibrosis

Lin S, Wang J, Mukherjee PK, et al. Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 (MFGE8) prevents intestinal fibrosis. Gut 2024; doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-328608.

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Coeliac disease

New Entity of Adult Ultra-Short Coeliac Disease

Raju S, Greenaway E, Schiepatti A, et al. New Entity of Adult Ultra-Short Coeliac Disease: The First International Cohort and Case-Control Study. Gut 2024;73: 1124-1130. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330913.

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Oesophagus

Novel transcriptomic panel identifies histologically active eosinophilic oesophagitis

Gueguen E, Morsy Y, Mamie C, et al. Novel transcriptomic panel identifies histologically active eosinophilic oesophagitisGut 2024; 73: 1076-1086. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-331743

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Reviewers

  • Dr Anahita Sharma, Gastroenterology Registrar, Department of Gastroenterology, East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Burnley, UK
  • Dr Brian Ho, Honorary Clinical Research Fellow and Gastroenterology Registrar, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
  • Dr Akudo Nwaogu, Gastroenterology Registrar, Department of Gastroenterology, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
  • Dr Nurulamin Noor, Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK
  • Dr Gaurav Nigam, NIHR Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
  • Dr Keith Pohl, South West Endoscopy Training Academy Leadership Fellow and Gastroenterology Registrar, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK

BSG GUT Highlights is edited by Dr Philip J Smith, Honorary Consultant Luminal Gastroenterologist, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mount Vernon, Liverpool, UK. Dr Smith is the Digital and Education Editor of GUT, Deputy Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology and Associate Editor of BMJ Open Gastroenterology.

Funding

The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Competing interests

None declared.

Provenance and peer review

Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.