APS Therapy^TM is a micro electrical therapy (MET) which simulates the natural nerve impulse, the action potential. The action potential is an important signal in the body and many body processes depend on this signal. Stimulating the tissue with the APS signal for instance improves blood circulation. Complementry to that a high concentration of ATP is generated. The increase of ATP after APS treatment is about 5 to 8 times higher than usual. ATP stands for Adenosinetriphosfate. This molecule essential for the transport of energy in the human body.

Action potential

An action potential is a pulse which electrically discharges over the membrane of the neuron. Action potentials are essential for human and also veterinarian life but also exist in some plants. They make it possible to communicate quickly between tissue areas. Especially the nervous stem works a lot with action potentials to communicate between nerve cells and other parts in the body like muscles and glands.

Adenosinetriphosfate (ATP)

Adenosinetriphosfate or ATP is a chemical formula in the cellular metabolism which plays a key role in the chemical energy carriage. It consists of a adenosine molecule with a sugar molecule, ribose with 3 phosphate groups. Next to ATP there are also other energy carriers like (CTP, UTP, GTP, TTP), each plays a specific role at specific processes. We usually talk about ATP as a carrier for energy in the body.

For most processes energy is needed. ATP is such an energy carrier. The connection of the phosphate groups carry the energy. The phosphates are interconnected with anhydride-connections. When splitting into phosphate and Adenosinedifosfate (ADP) chemical energy is released. This reaction is run by the enzyme adenosinedehydrogenasis. At this reaction 30 kJ/mole energy is released. ADP can be converted to AMP (Adenosinemonophosphate) by releasing another phosphate group. In which reaction again 30 kJ/mole energy is released.

This energy is used for processes like synthesis of organic molecules or transport of substances over the cell membrane.

AMP and ADP are being regenerated to be able to serve as a energy carrier again. Therefore phosphate groups are rejoined again with the AMP or ADP. This is being done with the oxidative phosphorialisation of the enzyme ATP synthesis. For this process energy is being used from the proton gradient between the double cell membrane of the mitochondrion. This gradient comes from NADH and FADH2 from the glycosis, citrusacidcycle and betaoxidation. With animals and humans ATP is generated in the mitochondrion, with plants also in the chloroplast with the help of solar energy.