Louis Desmet1, Theo Thijs1, Rosalie Mas1, Kristin Verbeke2, Inge Depoortere1. 1. Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Gut Peptide Research Lab, University of Leuven, Gasthuisberg, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. 2. Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, Laboratory of Digestion and Absorption, University of Leuven, Gasthuisberg, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
We would like to thank Erren et al. for their interest in and comments on our recent paper “Time-Restricted Feeding in Mice Prevents the Disruption of the Peripheral Circadian Clocks and Its Metabolic Impact during Chronic Jetlag” [1].Erren et al. have commented that we provided a literature reference for the definition of chronodisruptors, but not for the definition of chronodisruption itself [2]. We agree with the authors that it is useful to add a reference concerning the origin of the definition of chronodisruption [3] in order to help scientists to learn about, challenge, falsify, or expand the increasingly used concept of chronodisruption.