NTN1 and Alzheimer disease: Prior to the onset of AD, some of the identified DE proteins might play protective roles, such as netrin-1 (NTN1), netrin-3 (NTN3), midkine (MDK), pleiotrophin (PTN), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and WNT5B, particularly in the human resilient cases that display high Aβ pathology but without clinical symptoms [74].