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Dexamethasone has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, and low dosages are safe and effective for the treatment of many diseases, such as ankylosing spondylitis and community-acquired pneumonia. However, the effects of atorvastatin and low-dose dexamethasone for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma remain poorly understood. Hematoma samples of patients with chronic subdural hematoma admitted to the General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University of China were collected and diluted in endothelial cell medium at 1:1 as the hematoma group. Atorvastatin, dexamethasone, or their combination was added to the culture medium. The main results were as follows: hopping probe ion conductance microscopy and permeability detection revealed that the best dosages to improve endothelial cell permeability were 0.1 \u03bcM atorvastatin and 0.1 \u03bcM dexamethasone. Atorvastatin, dexamethasone, or their combination could markedly improve the recovery of injured endothelial cells. Mice subcutaneously injected with diluted hematoma solution and then treated with atorvastatin, dexamethasone, or their combination exhibited varying levels of rescue of endothelial cell function. Hopping probe ion conductance microscopy, western blot assay, and polymerase chain reaction to evaluate the status of human cerebral endothelial cell status and expression level of tight junction protein indicated that atorvastatin, dexamethasone, or their combination could reduce subcutaneous vascular leakage caused by hematoma fluid. Moreover, the curative effect of the combined treatment was significantly better than that of either single treatment. Expression of Kr\u00fcppel-like factor 2 protein in human cerebral endothelial cells was significantly increased, as was expression of the tight junction protein and vascular permeability marker vascular endothelial cadherin in each treatment group compared with the hematoma stimulation group. Hematoma fluid in patients with chronic subdural hematoma may damage vascular endothelial cells. However, atorvastatin combined with low-dose dexamethasone could rescue endothelial cell dysfunction by increasing the expression of tight junction proteins after hematoma injury. The effect of combining atorvastatin with low-dose dexamethasone was better than that of atorvastatin alone. Increased expression of Kr\u00fcppel-like factor 2 may play an important role in the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma. The animal protocols were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Tianjin Medical University of China on July 31, 2016 (approval No. IRB2016-YX-036). 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