Transient neutrophil-driven up-regulation of inflammatory responses was protective against the transition to chronic pain. Could someone kindly translate this

Transient neutrophil-driven up-regulation of inflammatory responses was protective against the transition to chronic pain. Could someone kindly translate this to layman's terms? Neutrophils are white blood cells. The rest is gibberish to me. Edit: To be clear, I am trying to understand this piece of the statement: Transient neutrophil-driven up-regulation of inflammatory responses... Edit: I'm wondering if that means "Temporary white blood cell driven increase in inflammation was protective..."