Maddlyn Haller

Ms. Maddlyn Haller

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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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ABAlejandra Bargues-Carot
Alejandra Bargues-Carot
SMSireesha Manne
Sireesha Manne
MHMaddlyn Haller
Maddlyn Haller
GZGary D Zenitsky
Gary D Zenitsky
HJHuajun Jin
Huajun Jin
AKAnumantha Gounder Kanthasamy
Anumantha Gounder Kanthasamy
Chronic environmental exposure to mixtures of heavy metals like manganese (Mn) and vanadium (V) has been associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). We investigated the poorly understood neurotoxic effects of Mn/V co-exposure on PD-relevant behavioral phenotypes in transgenic mice expressing the human alpha-synuclein (αSyn) A53T mutant. C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) and transgenic A53T mice were intranasally co-exposed to 100 µg MnCl2 and 75 µg V2O5 five times weekly for three months, simulating a 5-day workweek. This led to significant Mn/V accumulation in the brain. Exploratory locomotor activity declined significantly in Mn/V-treated A53T mice, but not in Mn/V-treated WT mice when compared to their respective vehicle controls. Motor coordination, assessed via a forced locomotor activity test, was not significantly affected in either group. In Mn/V-treated A53T mice, olfactory deficits were present, but not in Mn/V-treated WT mice. Behavioral despair, assessed by tail suspension and forced swim tests, was not induced by Mn/V co-exposure in any group compared to their vehicle controls. Mn/V-treated A53T mice exhibited anxiety-like behavior and hyperactivity. These findings suggest that Mn/V co-exposure exacerbates neurotoxic effects in A53T mice, with a more pronounced effect in males, providing insight into the role of metal mixture exposure in environmentally linked Parkinsonism.