ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
⤢ 3D
ATP is best known as the cell’s energy currency, but it is also released as a fast excitatory neurotransmitter and co-transmitter, signaling through purinergic (P2X/P2Y) receptors. In the nervous system it modulates pain signaling, autonomic control, and communication between neurons and glia. Its breakdown product, adenosine, then acts as an inhibitory, sleep-promoting modulator.
Too little may be associated with
Variable effects
Too much may be associated with
Variable effects
Informational only — not medical advice.