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• workRoom 5048 Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine
  Royal Derby Hospital
  Uttoxeter Road
  Derby
  DE22 3DT
  UK
• Daniela.ViramontesHorner2@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

I graduated with honours from the BSc Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Guadalajara, Mexico in 2009. I worked for 3 years (2011-2014) for a Mexican company specialising in kidney disease in the innovation, research and development department working on randomised controlled clinical trials related with the effect of synbiotics on gastrointestinal symptoms, nutritional status, inflammation and kidney function in people with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis, as well as in people receiving haemodialysis. I graduated with distinction from the MRes Dietetics, University of Nottingham in 2015. I finished my PhD in the Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, University of Nottingham in 2019. Currently, I am a research fellow (level 4) working in the Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation, Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham.

Expertise Summary

• Skin autofluorescence, a marker of tissue advanced glycation end-product accumulation, in people receiving dialysis and in kidney transplant recipients.
• Pre-, pro- and synbiotics in people with chronic kidney disease and in those receiving dialysis.
• Immuno-nutrition in people receiving haemodialysis.

Research Summary

Impact of immuno-nutrition to on markers of sarcopenia and systemic inflammation in people receiving haemodialysis (RfPB NIHR grant). iTrend (Intelligent Technologies for Renal Dialysis)… read more

Recent Publications

• BRUNO MAFRICI, DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, DAVID S. GARDNER, MAARTEN W. TAAL and NICHOLAS M. SELBY, 2025. Amino acid and protein losses in adult patients receiving maintenance dialysis: a literature review Journal of Renal Nutrition.
• DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, PAUL STEWART, JILL STEWART, MAARTEN W. TAAL and NICHOLAS M. SELBY, 2025. A novel system to continuously estimate intradialytic blood pressure in real time Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.
• MAARTEN W. TAAL, PAUL STEWART, JILL STEWART, MOHAMED TAREK ELDEHNI, DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, BETHANY LUCAS and NICHOLAS M. SELBY, 2025. Noninvasive continuous systolic blood pressure estimation: A novel technique to detect, predict, and prevent intradialytic hypotension Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
• DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, NICHOLAS M. SELBY and MAARTEN W. TAAL, 2024. Prospective study of change in skin autofluorescence over time and mortality in people receiving hemodialysis Kidney International Reports. 9(7), 2110-2116

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Current Research

• Impact of immuno-nutrition to on markers of sarcopenia and systemic inflammation in people receiving haemodialysis (RfPB NIHR grant).
• iTrend (Intelligent Technologies for Renal Dialysis) project. The primary goal of this programme is to develop supporting technologies and real-time analysis of data to enable personalised and precision treatment for people receiving haemodialysis. The ability to continuously monitor blood pressure both in terms of absolute measures and blood pressure variability could lead to new diagnostic and prognostic criteria for intradialytic hypotension, as well as optimal and personalised treatment strategies.

Past Research

Observational and interventional studies regarding the association between skin autofluorescence and malnutrition in people receiving dialysis.

Impact of a low advanced glycation end-product diet on skin autofluorescence in kidney transplant recipients.

Future Research

• Impact of prebiotics, probiotics and/or synbiotics on nutritional status, markers of systemic inflammation and oxidative stress, and clinical/patient-centred outcomes in non-dialysed chronic kidney disease and dialysis populations.

• BRUNO MAFRICI, DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, DAVID S. GARDNER, MAARTEN W. TAAL and NICHOLAS M. SELBY, 2025. Amino acid and protein losses in adult patients receiving maintenance dialysis: a literature review Journal of Renal Nutrition.
• DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, PAUL STEWART, JILL STEWART, MAARTEN W. TAAL and NICHOLAS M. SELBY, 2025. A novel system to continuously estimate intradialytic blood pressure in real time Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.
• MAARTEN W. TAAL, PAUL STEWART, JILL STEWART, MOHAMED TAREK ELDEHNI, DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, BETHANY LUCAS and NICHOLAS M. SELBY, 2025. Noninvasive continuous systolic blood pressure estimation: A novel technique to detect, predict, and prevent intradialytic hypotension Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
• DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, NICHOLAS M. SELBY and MAARTEN W. TAAL, 2024. Prospective study of change in skin autofluorescence over time and mortality in people receiving hemodialysis Kidney International Reports. 9(7), 2110-2116
• KERRY L HORNE, DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, REBECCA PACKINGTON, JOHN MONAGHAN, SUSAN SHAW, ALELI AKANI, TIMOTHY REILLY, THOMAS TRIMBLE and GRAZZIELA FIGUEREDO, 2023. A comprehensive description of kidney disease progression after acute kidney injury from a prospective, parallel-group cohort study Kidney International. S0085-2538(23), 00564-1
• JILL STEWART, PAUL STEWART, REBECCA NOBLE, DANIELA VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER and MAARTEN W. TAAL, 2023. Real-time expert-system identification of blood pressure measurement accuracy during renal dialysis treatment Engrxiv.
• VIRAMONTES-HORNER, DANIELA, PITTMAN, ZOE, SELBY, NICHOLAS M. and TAAL, MAARTEN W., 2022. Impact of malnutrition on health-related quality of life in persons receiving dialysis: a prospective study BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 127(11), 1647-1655
• STEWART, J., STEWART, P., WALKER, T., VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, D., LUCAS, B., WHITE, K., TAAL, M.W., SELBY, N.M. and MORRIS, M., 2021. Iterative Run-to-Run Learning Model to Derive Continuous Brachial Pressure Estimates from Arterial and Venous Lines During Dialysis Treatment. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 65, 102346
• STEWART, J., STEWART, P., WALKER, T., VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, D., LUCAS, B., WHITE, K., MUGGLETON, A., MORRIS, M., SELBY, N.M. and TAAL, M.W., 2021. A Feasibility Study of Non-invasive Continuous Estimation of Brachial Pressure Derived from Arterial and Venous Lines During Dialysis IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. 9, 1-9
• VIRAMONTES HÖRNER D, WILLINGHAM FC, SELBY NM and TAAL MW, 2020. Impact of Dietetic Intervention on Skin Autofluorescence and Nutritional Status in Persons Receiving Dialysis: A Proof of Principle Study. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation. (In Press.)
• VIRAMONTES HÖRNER D, SELBY NM and TAAL MW, 2020. Factors Associated With Change in Skin Autofluorescence, a Measure of Advanced Glycation End Products, in Persons Receiving Dialysis. Kidney international reports. 5(5), 654-662
• VIRAMONTES HÖRNER D, SELBY NM and TAAL MW, 2020. Skin autofluorescence and malnutrition as predictors of mortality in persons receiving dialysis: a prospective cohort study. Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association. 33(6), 852-861
• VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER, D. and TAAL, M.W., 2020. Nutritional status assessment: a neglected biomarker in persons with end-stage kidney disease. Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension. 29(6), 547-554
• VIRAMONTES HÖRNER D and TAAL MW, 2019. Skin autofluorescence: an emerging biomarker in persons with kidney disease. Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension. 28(6), 507-512
• VIRAMONTES HÖRNER D, SELBY NM and TAAL MW, 2018. The Association of Nutritional Factors and Skin Autofluorescence in Persons Receiving Hemodialysis. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation. 29(2), 149-155
• VIRAMONTES HÖRNER D, AVERY A and STOW R, 2017. The Effects of Probiotics and Symbiotics on Risk Factors for Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Systematic Review. Journal of clinical gastroenterology. 51(4), 312-323
• VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER D, MÁRQUEZ-SANDOVAL F, MARTÍN DEL CAMPO-LÓPEZ F, VIZMANOS-LAMOTTE B, SANDOVAL-RODRÍGUEZ A, ARMENDÁRIZ-BORUNDA J, GARCÍA-BEJARANO H, RENOIRTE-LÓPEZ K and GARCÍA-GARCÍA G, 2015. Effect of a symbiotic gel (Lactobacillus acidophilus + Bifidobacterium lactis + inulin) on presence and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in hemodialysis patients. J Ren Nutr. 25(3), 284-291
• CRUZ-MORA J, MARTÍNEZ-HERNÁNDEZ NE, MARTÍN DEL CAMPO-LÓPEZ F, VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER D, VIZMANOS-LAMOTTE B, MUÑOZ-VALLE JF, GARCÍA-GARCÍA G, PARRA-ROJAS I and CASTRO-ALARCÓN N, 2014. Effects of a symbiotic on gut microbiota in Mexican patients with end-stage renal disease. J Ren Nutr. 24(5), 330-335
• MÁRQUEZ-SANDOVAL F, MACEDO-OJEDA G, VIRAMONTES-HÖRNER D, FERNÁNDEZ-BALLART JD, SALAS-SALVADÓ J and VIZMANOS B, 2011. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Latin America: a systematic review Public Health Nutr. 14(10), 1702-1713