CTHRC1 and systemic sclerosis: Genes and systems level analyses were performed, and selected genes of interest and markers of alveolar, inflammatory, and fibrotic fibroblasts were further validated at the mRNA and protein levels.<h4>Results</h4>Our results showed that restoring KLF4 levels in SSc lung fibroblasts initiated dedifferentiation of αSMA and CTHRC1, expressing myofibroblasts by repressing markers of inflammatory and fibrotic fibroblasts while boosting markers of alveolar fibroblasts.