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The contents of acetylcholine (ACh) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in the hippocampus and ileum were determined using commercial assay kits. Protein levels of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 and M2 (CHRM1 and CHRM2) in the hippocampus were detected by Western blot analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Gomisin E dose-dependently alleviated body weight loss, sleep disorders, depressive-like behaviors, and cognitive dysfunction in aged rats with insomnia, significantly reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. The potential mechanisms of gomisin E involved circadian rhythm regulation, inflammatory responses, the C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway, and cholinergic synapses. Gomisin E increased ACh content and ChAT activity, decreased AChE activity in the hippocampus and ileum, and upregulated the protein expression of CHRM1 and CHRM2 in the hippocampus.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Gomisin E effectively ameliorates D-galactose\/PCPA-induced insomnia and the associated depressive-like behaviors and cognitive dysfunction. 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