Resumen: Mitochondrial DNA mutations in genes encoding respiratory complex I polypeptides can cause Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Toxics affecting oxidative phosphorylation system can also cause mitochondrial optic neuropathy. Some complex I inhibitors found in edible plants might differentially interact with these pathologic mutations and modify their penetrance. To analyze this interaction, we have compared the effect of rotenone, capsaicin and rolliniastatin-1 on cybrids harboring the most frequent Leber hereditary optic neuropathy mutations and found that m.3460G > A mutation increases rotenone resistance but capsaicin and rolliniastatin-1 susceptibility. Thus, to explain the pathogenicity of mitochondrial diseases due to mitochondrial DNA mutations, their potential interactions with environment factors will have to be considered. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.07.014 Año: 2018 Publicado en: FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY 120 (2018), 89-97 ISSN: 0278-6915 Factor impacto JCR: 3.775 (2018) Categ. JCR: TOXICOLOGY rank: 18 / 93 = 0.194 (2018) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY rank: 21 / 135 = 0.156 (2018) - Q1 - T1 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.916 - Food Science (Q1) - Toxicology (Q1) - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1)