CX3CR1 and familial dilated cardiomyopathy: To confirm the crucial role of CX3CR1 in mediating chronic microglia/macrophage activation in DCM, and to examine the translational potential of our findings from the deficient animals, purified polyclonal rabbit anti-CX3CR1 (Torrey Pines Biolabs) antibody or saline was injected intraperitoneally in DCM WT mice at a concentration of 20 μg/mL [20,29].