IP7e (Isoxazolo-pyridinone 7e; 10 mg/kg; oral gavage; twice a day) preventive treatment reduces the incidence and the severity of a MS murine model, i.e. experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). IP7e attenuates inflammation and neurodegeneration in spinal cords of EAE mice by an NF-kB pathway-dependent process.