
Matlock Jeffries MD
Osteoarthritis
Associate Professor, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
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825 NE 13th St.Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone+1 405-271-7805
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Education & Training
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterFellowship, Rheumatology, 2014 - 2016
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- University of Oklahoma College of MedicineClass of 2010
- University of OklahomaB.S., Biochemistry; Minors in Spanish, Business, Medical Humanities, 2002 - 2005
- Oklahoma State UniversityBachelor's, Biochemistry; Computer Science, 2000 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- OK State Medical License 2012 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Lloyd Rader Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice and Medical Research University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2014
- Winner, Oral Presentation Competition Oklahoma Skeletal Biology Symposium, 2013
- Winner, James F. Hammarsten Award, Best Oral Research Presentation University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ketogenic Diet-Associated Worsening of Osteoarthritis Histologic Secerity, Increased Pain Sensitivity and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Mice.Gabby Dyson, Montana Barrett, Leoni Schlupp, Emmaline Prinz, Nicholas Hannebut
ACR Open Rheumatology. 2025-01-01 - Sexually dimorphic metabolic effects of a high fat diet on knee osteoarthritis in mice.Timothy M Griffin, Erika Barboza Prado Lopes, Dominic Cortassa, Albert Batushansky, Matlock A Jeffries
Biology of Sex Differences. 2024-12-05 - 5 citationsMurine cartilage microbial DNA deposition occurs rapidly following the introduction of a gut microbiome and changes with obesity, aging, and knee osteoarthritis.Vladislav Izda, Leoni Schlupp, Emmaline Prinz, Gabby Dyson, Montana Barrett
Geroscience. 2024-04-01
Journal Articles
- Genome-wide DNA methylation study identifies significant epigenomic changes in osteoarthritic cartilageJeffries, MA, Donica M, Baker L, Stevenson M, Annand A, Humphrey MB, James JA, Sawalha AH, Arthritis and Rheumatology, 1/30/2014
- Functional characterization of the MECP2/IRAK1 lupus risk haplotype in human T cells and a human MECP2 transgenic mouseKoelsch K, Webb R, Jeffries MA, Dozmorov M, Frank MB, Guthridge J, James JA, Wren J, Sawalha AH, J. Autoimmunity, 1/1/2013
- Genome-wide DNA methylation study suggests epigenetic accessibility and transcriptional poising of interferon-regulated genes in naïve CD4+ T cells from lupus patientsCoit P, Jeffries M, Altorok N, Dozmorov MG, Koelsch KA, Wren JD, Merrill JT, McCune WJ, Sawalha AH, J Autoimmun, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters
- Global transcriptomic profiling of osteoarthritic chondrocytesJeffries MA, Multiple Locations, 2014, 1/1/2015
- Epigenome-wide DNA methylation study of osteoarthritic subchondral boneJeffries MA, American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Epigenomics of OsteoarthritisMalaga, Spain, 2014; Sun Valley, ID, 2014 - 1/1/2014
- k-RAS, Epigenetics, and Pancreatic CancerUniversity of Oklahoma - 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Conflicting Data Leave Some Doubt About OA Role for GLP-1sMarch 17th, 2025
- Metro Doctor’s Study Finds Keto Diet May Worsen OsteoarthritisMarch 3rd, 2025
- Keto Diet May Worsen Osteoarthritis, OMRF Study FindsFebruary 27th, 2025
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Grant Support
- Cartilage Microbial Products as Novel Drivers of Knee Osteoarthritis Epigenetic DysregulationOKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2027
- Cartilage Microbial Products as Novel Drivers of Knee Osteoarthritis Epigenetic DysregulationOKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2027
- Cartilage Microbial Products as Novel Drivers of Knee Osteoarthritis Epigenetic DysregulationOKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2027
- The peripheral blood microbiome as a potential biomarker of knee osteoarthritisOKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION2024–2026
- The peripheral blood microbiome as a potential biomarker of knee osteoarthritisOKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION2024–2026
- CMA: Cartilage Repair Strategies to Alleviate Arthritic Pain (CaRe AP): Optimizing the Host Environment for Intra-articular Osteoarthritis TherapiesOKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
- Peripheral blood mononuclear cell epigenetic associations in and biomarkers for knee osteoarthritis development and progressionOKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION2020–2025
- CMA: Cartilage Repair Strategies to Alleviate Arthritic Pain (CaRe AP): Optimizing the Host Environment for Intra-articular Osteoarthritis TherapiesOKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
- CMA: Cartilage Repair Strategies to Alleviate Arthritic Pain (CaRe AP): Optimizing the Host Environment for Intra-articular Osteoarthritis TherapiesOKLAHOMA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
Research History
- Principal InvestigatorMy lab studies epigenetics in osteoarthritis with a particular focus on systemic inflammatory signatures in OA.2016 - Present
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