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  • Gerontology

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  • COVID-19 poses a greater mortality risk for older individuals.
  • Lethality is often caused by an overactive inflammatory response, termed cytokine storm, leading to organ failure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore immune regulation of inflammatory responses in COVID-19.
  • To propose a novel therapeutic strategy for elderly COVID-19 patients.

Main Methods:

  • Analogy drawn between immune system learning and computer machine learning algorithms.
  • Conceptual framework for immune response modulation.

Main Results:

  • Immune regulation processes share strategic similarities with machine learning.
  • A potential therapeutic approach involves leveraging immune memory from younger, healthy individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Elderly patients with COVID-19 could benefit from a 'wellness repertoire' of antibodies.
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is proposed as a method to administer beneficial antibody training sets to rebalance the immune response.