Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HIF strengthening factor

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The result was speedy delete. WP:G5 Sandstein 12:35, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HIF strengthening factor[edit]

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When I search for "HIF strengthening factor" online I find very few writings on this topic. At an earlier point I considered redirecting to Deferiprone and then to Deferoxamine, but it may also include minoxidil and caffeine in its formulation. This may also be connected to the appearance of the Tomorrowlabs article about a company that is promoting this name. Each substance is notable, and it probably is a good invention if it actually can make hair grow back on bald skin, but at the moment "HIF strengthening factor" appears to not be notable, so this page should be deleted. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 01:32, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dear @Graeme Bartlett:.

thank you for checking out my article. I saw you redirected it to Deferoxamine and nominated it for deletion.

I think this is not right because

1. HIF strengthening factor is a molecule not limited to the example of Deferoxamine. In fact it is at least also Deferiprone used and called HSF in the scientific literature. See this paper for example where this is the case (HSF as a term is mentioned in the manuscript 3 times): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32479616/

2. The article gives insights on the very important regenerative aspects of HIF stimulation. HIF stimulation as an aspect of Deferoxamine is not covered in the Deferoxamine article let alone the implications of it for regneration.

In conlcusion I think my article on the new molecule type HSF that stimulates HIF signaling for regenerative purposes (wound healing, scar mitigation, skin and hair regeneration) has merit, adds important information and should be kept as a lone standing article.

Best Gambit

ad 1) also Sodium Gluconate, Minoxidil and DMOG have been used in this context (meaning HIF strengthening/stabilisation for regeneration). I can't see how this could fit all under Deferoxamine. It would be short of important aspects. I also checked out the other molecule articles and the chelation therapy article for a potential merger. However, the HIF strengthening effect is via inhomogenious mechanistics (one time via pro chelation, another time via PHD inhibition) and therefore does't fit in either of the other articles as a subheading or so. This further confirmed my belief that this should be kept as a stand alone article.

Best

Gambit21 (talk) 11:10, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Biology-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 09:00, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect or Merge I guess, though not sure theres anything of use here, to Hypoxia-inducible factor. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 09:12, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Note Gambit21 has now been blocked as a sock of Raphael1234567 so the article could now be speedily deleted with G5. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:55, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete based on not getting a single Scholar hit. If no one is using the term in scientific discourse, we should not have even a redirect for it. WP is not in the business of popularizing neologisms. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 21:20, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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