Disclosed are antibodies to anti-
hepatitis B surface
antigen (
HBsAg) (especially humanized antibodies),
nucleic acid molecules encoding same, methods for preparing same, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same. The antibodies have higher affinity for
HBsAg at
neutral pH than at acidic pH, thereby significantly enhancing the
virus clearance efficiency and prolonging the
virus inhibition time. The antibodies and the pharmaceutical compositions can be used for preventing and / or treating HBV infections or diseases related to HBV infections (e.g.,
hepatitis B), for neutralizing the
virulence of HBV in a subject (e.g., a human), for reducing the serum level of HBV
DNA and / or
HBsAg in the body of the subject, or for activating the humoral immune response of the subject (e.g., a chronic HBV infected or
chronic hepatitis B patient) against HBV.