Objective To investigate the effect of ursolic acid (UA) on the expression of TNF-α, IL-17 and PGE2 in the joints of rats with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Methods Eight rats as normal control group were randomly selected from the 60 SD rats, and the other rats were built for CIA models. Then the CIA models were randomly divided into model control group, ursolic acid group, methotrexate group and dexamethasone group. The rats were sacrificed 35 days after the administration, and the sections were harvested for HE staining to observe the p...