Anti-glutamate receptor (GluR) agonist-like antibodies prepared in rabbits that are similar to autoantibodies found in Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) were found to exhibit greater immunoreactivity towards human interferon alpha receptor (IFNAR-1) than to GluR3.
Similar receptor activation and anti-GluR3 reactivity was present in sera from patients with active Rasmussen's encephalitis, an intractable pediatric epilepsy.