Zinc aspartate suppresses proliferation and Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine production of pre-activated human T cells in vitro.

The essential trace element zinc, necessary for many biological processes of living organisms, plays a regulatory role in the maintenance of immune functions. Zinc deficiency affects components of both the innate and the adaptive immune system. On the other side, zinc is capable of suppressing activation and proliferation of human T cells.