| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| EA | ellagic acid |
| ETs | ellagitannins |
| PE | pomegranate extract |
| PEm | pomegranate extract solid microdispersion |
| EAm | EA solid microdispersion |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| PUAE | Pulsed Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction |
| LM | low methoxylated |
| d.p.i. | days post immunization |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| LFB | Luxol Fast Blue |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| Iba1 | Ionized Calcium Binding Adaptor 1 |
| GFAP | glial fibrillar acid protein |
| RSA | radical scavenging activity |